Drogheda outgun Shels to maintain position in top three

Drogheda United’s remarkable start to the season continued as they overcame Shelbourne to maintain their place in the top three.

Drogheda went closest to an early breakthrough when Alan McNally looped a header off the crossbar.

Philip Hughes then unleashed a good 25-yard strike for Shels which Sava did well to cling on to, before Skinner performed acrobatics to block a low drive from Brian Gannon and Declan O’Brien’s follow-up effort.