Shelbourne's Conference League campaign hit a roadblock with a 0-3 defeat to Crystal Palace, Christantus Uche, Eddie Nketiah, and Yeremy Pino scoring in the first half. The loss leaves Shelbourne without a goal in the phase. Crystal Palace, managed by Oliver Glasner, dominated the first half, with Uche clinically converting from Nketiah's low cross to open the scoring. Nketiah then benefited from Uche's shot coming back off the post to score Palace's second. Pino had played Uche in for that chance and the Spaniard had the Shelbourne defence back-tracking again before rifling in a goal of his own. With the game virtually won, Glasner made a triple change at the break, resting key players. Despite this, Palace retained their threat, with Nketiah's near-post shot well saved and Lerma looping a header over from a corner. The only real disappointment for the visitors was an injury that forced Justin Devenny to hobble off, although this did allow 17-year-old Benji Casey to make his debut. Stand-in keeper Walter Benitez denied Daniel Kelly with the final kick of the game, ensuring Shelbourne are still yet to score in this phase of the competition. Crystal Palace's win lifts them to ninth in the Conference League table, just one point off a coveted top-eight finish. They need only a point at home to KuPS next Thursday to guarantee a play-off spot for the last 16. Shelbourne, on the other hand, will look to regroup and find their scoring touch in their next match. The defeat is a setback for the club, but they will aim to bounce back and make a push for the knockout phase. With their attacking depth on display, Crystal Palace will be confident ahead of their busy run of fixtures. Shelbourne, meanwhile, will focus on finding a way to break down their opponents and get on the scoreboard.