Shelbourne overcome DLR Waves to remain unbeaten in the Women's Premier Division

Unbeaten Shelbourne made it two Dublin derby wins in a week as they continued their excellent run of form with a well earned 3-0 victory against second from bottom DLR Waves who, to their credit, put in a real battling performance right to the end.

A typical captain's performance from Reds stalwart Pearl Slattery with two well finished goals in either half and a late Rebecca Devereux strike proved enough at the UCD bowl to narrow the gap to one point and put pressure on leaders Galway United - who still have a game in hand.

The home side's performances have probably been better than their league position suggests as they search for their first win of the campaign and started well, moving the ball excellently as the South Dublin sun beamed down.

Robyn Byrne had a double effort having won the ball high that showed the title contenders they were in for a tough game.

But the Reds, missing the talismanic Noelle Murray who celebrated her 100th goal for the club in last week's home win against Bohemians, began to grow into the game through Jemma Quinn in the number nine role who began to bring her teammates into the game as they tried to exert their dominance.

Following a couple of neat one-two's Maggie Smith went close with a thunderous effort that sailed just over as the pressure really began to ramp up.

And the breakthrough finally came on the 36th minute when Red’s skipper Pearl Slattery, as she so often does, found a yard of space in the area to power home a header.

Having found their groove, Eoin Wearen’s well coached troops displayed some sumptuous football as the half drew to a close and with slightly better final ball might have found Quinn through on goal on a couple of occasions.

The visitors meant business after the break