Match summary
Before kickoff, Shelbourne (4th, 49 pts) were 26 points ahead of Cork City (10th, 23 pts).
Cork City vs Shelbourne in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Jack Henry-Francis's 88th-minute goal decided the match.Shelbourne's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cork City2W 1D 2L
Cork CityShelbourne
7Pointsof 1510
8Goals scored6
7Goals conceded4
2Clean sheets2
2Scored in a row5
1Unbeaten in a row2
Head to head8 meetings · May 2005 – Jul 2025
- Cork City wins
- 2
- Draws
- 2
- Shelbourne wins
- 4
2.38goals per meeting
63%both teams scored
38%3+ goals
63%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCork City 0W 2D 3L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 162 earlier results
Cork CityShelbourne
#10Position#4
23Points32 v 32 games49
-25Goal difference+7
0.97Scored per gameleague avg 1.231.25
1.75Conceded per game1.03
#8Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Cork CityShelbourne
- Substitution · Cork City · Charlie Hanover · InOut: Charlie Lyons90+4'
- Yellow Card · Cork City · Fiacre Kelleher90+3'
- 88'Goal · Shelbourne · Jack Henry-Francis1-2
- Substitution · Cork City · Charlie Lutz · InOut: Alex Nolan86'
- 85'Yellow Card · Shelbourne · Jack Henry-Francis
- Yellow Card · Cork City · Evan McLaughlin83'
- 81'Substitution · Shelbourne · Mipo Odubeko · InOut: John Martin
- Goal · Cork City · Sean Maguire1-179'
- 78'Yellow Card · Shelbourne · John Martin
- Substitution · Cork City · Benny Couto · InOut: Kitt Nelson75'
- Substitution · Cork City · Edward Zenteno · InOut: Greg Bolger74'
- 66'Substitution · Shelbourne · Evan Caffrey · InOut: Daniel Kelly
- 66'
- 55'Substitution · Shelbourne · Sean Boyd · InOut: Harry Wood
- 55'Substitution · Shelbourne · Tyreke Wilson · InOut: James Norris
- 29'Yellow Card · Shelbourne · Harry Wood
- 3'Goal · Shelbourne · Daniel Kelly0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Cork CityShelbourne
41%Ball Possession59%
12Shots Total14
4Shots On Target4
6Corners7
14Fouls11
2Yellow Cards3
1Offsides1
2Saves3
342Passes510
5Shots Off Target4
77Attacks117
46Dangerous Attacks60
7Shots Inside Box7
5Shots Outside Box7
1Goals2
11Free Kicks14
3Shots Blocked6
4Substitutions5
16Tackles27
1Assists2
247Accurate Passes419
1Injuries1
22Total Crosses22
6Accurate Crosses3
9Interceptions16
55Duels Won62
1Big Chances Created3
0Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
5-4-1 · 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
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FK
Fiacre Kelleher7.4
Substitutes
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CB
Conor Brann-
CD
Conor Drinan-
FD
Finn Dalton-
CL
Charlie Lutz-
KK
Kaedyn Kamara-
CH
Charlie HanoverPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiacre Kelleher DF | 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 42(73%) | 2 | 9/13 |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 33(70%) | 1 | 4/10 | |
| 7.0 | 74' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(65%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(81%) | 2 | 6/7 | |
| 6.8 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 16(81%) | 2 | 2/3 | |
| 6.8 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(75%) | 2 | 3/3 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 28(96%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 13(62%) | - | 4/23 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(72%) | 1 | 7/11 | |
| 6.5 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 14(57%) | 2 | 5/11 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(45%) | - | - | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(93%) | 1 | 7/16 | |
| 6.0 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(63%) | - | 1/5 | |
Charlie Lutz FW | - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 1/1 |
Charlie Hanover FW | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total0 Accurate0 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total0 Won0 Lost0 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches0 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||