Linfield FC 1-1 Shelbourne · Champions League
Linfield FC drew 1-1 with Shelbourne in the Champions League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Linfield FC and Shelbourne met in the Champions League at Windsor Park in Belfast on Wednesday, 16 July 2025.
Goalscorers
Linfield FC: C. Shields 45'. Shelbourne: A. Coote 25'.
How the match went
The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Linfield FC, 2 for Shelbourne) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Linfield FC started in a 4-4-2: Chris Johns, Matthew Orr, Ben Hall, Euan East, Ethan McGee, Chris Shields, Jamie Mulgrew, Joshua Archer, Kirk Millar, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Callumn Morrison.
Shelbourne started in a 5-3-2: Conor Kearns, Evan Caffrey, Mark Coyle, Paddy Barrett, Kameron Ledwidge, Tyreke Wilson, Jonathan Lunney, Kerr McInroy, Ali Coote, Harry Wood, Ademipo Odubeko.
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Minute by minute
- 25'Goal! Linfield FC 0-1 Shelbourne. A. Coote (Shelbourne) scores, assisted by E. Caffrey.
- 45+3'Goal! Linfield FC 1-1 Shelbourne. C. Shields (Linfield FC) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Linfield FC 1-1 Shelbourne.
- 63'Red card! B. Hall (Linfield FC) is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Linfield FC 1-1 Shelbourne.
Full commentary (17 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Linfield FC vs Shelbourne.
- 7'Yellow card for A. Coote (Shelbourne).
- 22'Substitution, Shelbourne: S. Gannon comes on for M. Coyle.
- 25'Goal! Linfield FC 0-1 Shelbourne. A. Coote (Shelbourne) scores, assisted by E. Caffrey.
- 32'Substitution, Shelbourne: L. Healy comes on for C. Kearns.
- 45+2'Yellow card for T. Wilson (Shelbourne).
- 45+3'Goal! Linfield FC 1-1 Shelbourne. C. Shields (Linfield FC) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Linfield FC 1-1 Shelbourne.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 63'Red card! B. Hall (Linfield FC) is sent off.
- 67'Substitution, Linfield FC: C. McKee comes on for C. Morrison.
- 77'Substitution, Linfield FC: K. Offord comes on for J. Mulgrew.
- 77'Substitution, Linfield FC: D. McCullough comes on for E. McGee.
- 83'Substitution, Shelbourne: J. Norris comes on for T. Wilson.
- 83'Substitution, Linfield FC: C. Allen comes on for K. Millar.
- 84'Substitution, Shelbourne: S. Boyd comes on for A. Coote.
- 90'Full-time. Linfield FC 1-1 Shelbourne.