WPD round-up: Shels beat reigning champions Peamount

Shelbourne showed they mean business in regaining their title as landed an early blow in what promises to be of the tightest title races in recent history as the Reds emerged 2-0 with an impressive victory over reigning Champions Peamount United.

With a slight question mark over the game going ahead due to heavy rainfall, thankfully for the big crowd in Greenogue, the titanic tussle between last season's top two was given the thumbs up following an earlier pitch inspection.

Games between the two Dublin rivals have served up some thrilling encounters in recent times and this was no different as they served up a high quality clash in less than favourable conditions at times , as Keeva Keenan and Kerri Letmons strikes in either half proved enough to take all three points back to Tolka Park.

Having been held in their season opener at home to Sligo Rovers the impressive Shels side, under the tutelage of their new boss Eoin Wearen, looked dangerous from the off with Noelle Murray proving a thorn in the side of the hosts with excellent hold up play and clever runs in behind.

And it took visitors less than a quarter of an hour to get in front when Keenan raced in behind the Peas high-line and showed great composure to power past Niamh Reid-Burke.

As expected the Champions, off the back of a 2-0 win on the road in Cork last week, responded well with both Erin McLaughlin and skipper Karen Duggan have efforts bravely blocked and following a classy one-two between Erica Burke and Ellen Dolan, Shels stopper Amanda McQuillan was forced to sharply deny the latter from close range as Dolan.

In a thrilling end-to-end clash with both sides going blow for blow, it was the visitors turn to go close when Keenan was agonisingly close to getting her