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Fri 05 May 2007Final victory would cap it all for Shelley Setanta Cup Final: Having found himself in the relatively unfamiliar territory of central defence in the past few weeks because of the lengthy injury list at United Park, picking up the Eircom-sponsored Soccer Writers' Association Player of the Month award for April came as a welcome surprise for Drogheda defender Brian Shelley.The 25-year-old had an outstanding month, culminating in a commanding display against St Patrick's Athletic in the Setanta Cup semi-final a couple of weeks back. Now, the former Bohemians and Carlisle United player is hoping he and his team-mates can go one better by beating Linfield to retain the title they won 12 months ago.