Shelbourne assistant manager Joey O'Brien believes that his side are finally getting the results their play and approach has deserved, following their impressive 2-1 Dublin derby victory away to St Patrick's Athletic.
Shels dominated for large periods of the game and took a deserved lead on 25 minutes through Jack Moylan.
They were pegged bag by a sucker-punch as Joe Redmond levelled on the stroke of half-time but JJ Lunney’s deflected second-half strike was enough for all three points.
O’Brien, who took control of Shels in the dugout as manager Damien Duff served the last match of a three-game ban, was pleased with the controlled nature of his side’s display and the way they responded to St Pat’s equaliser.
"I thought we were really good," he told RTÉ Sport. "We spoke about things before the game, we had a game plan and we wanted to really play on the front foot, press them and really squeeze them and press them high up the pitch to get turnovers, and I think we did that.
"Obviously conceding just before half-time was a bit of a killer, but the lads were really calm in the second half and again settled into the game and went on to win it.
"I think it shows the maturity of us as a team really. Maybe earlier in the season we would have come out in the second half with a bit of a hangover as a result of the set-play goal but that wasn’t the case.
"To come here and win a game like that, it was a great performance from the lads.
"Our structure out of possession was really good and there wasn’t too many times when they cut us open."
It’s now three wins from three for Shelbourne, who are looking up the table now, having shaken off some early-season jitters.
"We’ve been playing well, we probably weren’t getting the results sometimes," O’Brien said.
"We’ve had a few little blips here and there, certain results we got turned over and Finn Harps at home is the one that stands out.
"We didn’t really panic, our performances were really good. The team’s growing, the lads are getting used to the training and used to the demands.
"A lot of them, it’s their first time playing in the division and playing in places like this, so I think they’re growing really nicely."
