Stalemate in the battle of the Rovers

Champions Shamrock Rovers dropped to fourth place in the Premier Division table when leaders Sligo Rovers were full value for a point in tonight’s entertaining 1-1 encounter at Tallaght Stadium.

The Hoops, without the injured Pat Sullivan, had a glorious chance to open their account in the very first minute when Joseph Ndo lost possession to enable Gary McCabe to squeeze the ball through to the unmarked Tommy Stewart.