€4m up, but Shels end campaign as only team to blank

Though ending the campaign as the only team to fail to score, their second point, with its additional €133,000 in prize money bringing their total to over €4m, ensured Joey O’Brien’s side finished in 34th place above SK Rapid and Abdereen.

Shelbourne players, from left, John Martin, Kerr McInroy, JJ Lunney, Mark Coyle and Evan Caffrey acknowledge their supporters. Pic: Luka Vovk/Sportsfile

NK Celje 0 Shelbourne 0

On a night when they once again failed to convert big chances, a league phase goal remained elusive for Shelbourne as Wessel Speel produced a string of saves to frustrate Celje at the other end in Slovenia.