Damp squib as spoils shared in Dublin derby

St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Shamrock Rovers 0: The spoils were shared between St Patrick’s Athletic and Shamrock Rovers at Richmond Park last night.

After being washed out last Friday, this re-arranged fixture had everything needed to create a big splash: a Dublin derby, three points on offer, and the return of Keith Fahey. But it lacked clear-cut goalscoring opportunities.

With both teams set up in 4-1-4-1 formations there was little room to move in midfield and even forward runs between the lines were quickly shut down.