Will Jarvis double against Pat's maintains Shels surge

SSE Airtricity Premier Division: St. Patrick’s Athletic 1 Shelbourne FC 2

Table-topping Shelbourne opened up a five-point lead at the summit going into the international break, as their incredible start to the season showed no signs of slowing with a hugely impressive 2-1 away win in Inchicore.

In their third Dublin Derby of the season, Damien Duff’s men took home a massive three points thanks to a second half Will Jarvis double. Although Jake Mulraney’s header set up a grandstand finish.

The Reds showed tremendous resolve to hold out as a packed crowd of 4,988 were treated to thriller at a raucous Richmond Park.

The unchanged Athletic came into the clash against their Dublin rivals off the back of a massive moral boosting 1-0 home win against struggling Dundalk, and looked to put their stuttering start to the season in their rearview mirror and within minutes of the kick off had a shout of a penalty when ex-Saints centre back Paddy Barrett collided with Ruairi Keating in the area.

Following a fairly even opening quarter of an hour, Jamie Lennon was next to have the home fans on their feet when his strike from 25-yards out as his deflected narrowly wide of the post.

The visitors began to show their attacking prowess minutes later when both Matty Smith and man-of-the-match Will Jarvis on the left hand side looked the most dangerous avenue as both had similar chances cutting inside from the left and flashing their respective efforts just inches over the bar.

The beautiful ebb and flow of a drama filled first half continued with both sides creating glorious chances to snatch the lead, as further penalty claims were waved away with the final ball just lacking at the pivotal moment.

Straight from the restart Brandon