Shels still in driving seat

Shelbourne 0 Cork City 0

Tolka Park was a potential six-point swing state last night: a victory for Shelbourne would have extended their lead to seven points; a win for Cork City would have cut the gap to just one. Instead, after as absorbing a game as a scoreless draw can be, it’s as you were for the big two at the top of the Premier Division.

Twenty minutes had elapsed before City created the first real chance of the game. Billy Woods surged through the middle before releasing O’Flynn on the right. His drilled low ball across the face of the goal saw Shelbourne frantically defending to block shots in quick succession from O’Callaghan and Woods before the danger was cleared.