Shelbourne's Davy Byrne could be back in the fold for the beginning of the new league campaign next weekend. This will come as good news to both Byrne and Shels manager Dermot Keely after it was thought that he had broken his leg against Rosenborg.

Such was the swelling and numbness in Byrne's leg that initial medical opinion was that his right shin was indeed broken. Thankfully, an X-ray revealed no fracture and Byrne travelled home with his teammates as scheduled.

"He suffered severe bruising to his tibia," said Shelbourne doctor Ronan O'Callaghan.

"He's on a course of painkillers and was treated with icepacks and compression. In all probability he could well be fit to play in the President's Cup tonight."