Shams miss chance to move clear of Derry as Shels hold firm in derby stalemate

Gap between top two remains just two points as Stephen Bradley's champions fail to take advantage of their first of two games in hand

No give or take: Shelbourne's Kameron Ledwidge with Ronan Finn of Shamrock Rovers. Pic: INPHO/Evan Treacy

Shelbourne FC 0 Shamrock Rovers 0 

It was honours even in the massive Ringsend Derby at a packed Tolka Park, as Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers played out an attritional, evenly matched 0-0 draw.