With 12 minutes to go Andrew Moran got down the right and had his cross cut out by keeper Brad Collins, but the loose ball fell for Abdallah Sima to poke in from close to make it 2-0.

On the night David Healy celebrated a milestone 500th game as Linfield boss, the 10-man Blues suffered Champions League blues on an aggregate 2-1 exit to Shelbourne after a battling home display.