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Date | Time | League | Season |
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17 February 2023 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2023 |
Match Report
LOI PD Report: Drogs and Shels play out Tolka Park stalemate
Shels and Drogheda Utd played out a scoreless draw in their opening Premier Division with there being more yellow cards dished out than decent chances created.
In the opening half Freddie Draper had a great opportunity to break the deadlock for the visitors while Sean Boyd’s effort came off the post after Shels broke.
In the second half Paddy Barrett’s header from a Tyreke Wilson free came off the crossbar.
The last time these two sides met Shels put six past Colin McCabe but there was no worry of history repeating itself in Tolka Park tonight. Despite the sides having chances neither keeper was called into make a save of note.
The visitors settled in well and played some good football. They had a great chance to open the scoring in the 20th minute. Draper capitalised on a defensive mistake from Shels, he chipped the ball over Shels keeper Conor Kearns but it landed on the roof of the net.
Out of nothing Shels had a chance in the 22nd minute to break the deadlock. Boyd broke and raced through, he played the ball wide to Matty Smith who somehow missed from close range. It was a glaring miss from Smith.
Conor Keeley headed straight at Kearns in the 26th minute and three minutes later Boyd saw his fine strike hit the butt of the post. As the half wore on Shels created more chances with Jack Moylan involved in a lot of their good play but they couldn’t find a way past McCabe.
In the 69th minute a free-kick from Tyreke Wilson met the head of Paddy Barrett but his effort came off the crossbar.
Shels began to pile on the pressure and enjoyed possession but were sloppy in their passing and Drogs were able clear any danger. Gavin Molloy tried his luck in the 87th minute but his shot was blocked down as Drogs defence were resolute with Conor Keeley a rock.
In stoppage time Draper headed the ball down to Adam Foley but his strike was wide as both sides had to settle for a share of the spoils.
Timeline
29. Paddy Barrett | 4' | |
3. Tyreke Wilson | 13' | |
17. Shane Farrell | 42' | |
44' | 22. Conor Keeley | |
8. Mark Coyle | 58' | |
62' | 11. Adam Foley | |
11. Matty Smith | 65' | |
Mark Coyle Kameron Ledwidge | 65' | |
68' | 2. Elicha Ahui | |
Tyreke Wilson John Ross Wilson | 77' | |
Matty Smith Kian Leavy | 77' | |
78' | Darragh Markey Dylan Grimes | |
Sean Boyd Kyle Robinson | 82' | |
Jack Moylan Evan Caffrey | 83' | |
88' | Ryan Brennan Darragh Noone |
Past Meetings
(Round 35)
6 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne 6-0 Drogheda United |
(Round 27)
3 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park Drogheda United 3-1 Shelbourne |
(Round 15)
1 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Drogheda United |
(Round 2)
0 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park Drogheda United v Shelbourne |
4 - 0eLOI Group D
Online Event Drogheda United v Shelbourne |
Ground
Tolka Park |
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Tolka Park (Shelbourne FC), Drumcondra South A ED, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
Six minutes of additional time. Will we get a late winner
Ryan Brennan goes off
Darragh Noone is on for Drogs
Robinson and Molloy with half chances for Shels
Jack Moylan makes way
Evan Caffrey on for Shels
Sean Boyd goes off
Kyle Robinson is on for Shels
Darragh Markey goes off
Dylan Grimes is on
Matty Smith is off
Kian Leavy comes on
His brother Tyreke is off
JR Wilson is on
Shels piling on the pressure now. Neither keeper has had to make a save of note though
Wilson with a free and Paddy Barrett\'s header came off the crossbar
Ahui is booked for a challenge on Moylan. Didn't look too much in it
Mark Coyle makes way
Kameron Ledwidge is on
Matty Smith is booked and it's the softest yellow I've seen in a while
Adam Foley is booked for a foul on Tyreke Wilson
Mark Coyle is booked
Good play from Shels. Shane Farrell had options but his effort is cur out by McCabe
Markey's corner is cleared, it comes back in and it's out by Paddy Barrett. Good defending.
Markey's corner is cleared, it comes back in and it's out by Paddy Barrett. Good defending.
Drogs win another corner
Evan Weir is booked
Jack Moylan does well, puts the ball across the box, falls to Shane Farrell, he takes a shot and Boyd tries to connect but doesn't
Shane Farrell is booked for kicking the ball away
Good defending from Paddy Barrett.
Some of the frees in this game are laughable. Players going down too easily
A free for Shels in a good position
Moylan to Tyreke Wilson, he whips the ball across the face of the goals but no one there. Shels are finding their groove
Sean Boyd with a fine strike that comes off the post. Good play by Moylan
Conor Keeley with a header but it's straight at Conor Kearns
Another corner for Drogs
Oh my gosh!!!! Sean Boyd wins the ball and breaks, he decides to square the ball to Matty Smith instead of taking the shot, Smith someone misses from close range.
Draper with a great chance. Hooks the ball over Kearns but it went over the bar
Drogs are the better side so far
Poor effort from Shels
Corner to Shels and it lifts the crowd
Good tempo to this game
Paddy Barrett is booked for upending Ryan Brennan
A second corner for Drogs
A minute's applause for the late Theo Dunne. RIP
The teams are out. Good atmosphere in Tolka Park
The last meeting between these two sides ended in a 6-0 win for Shels.
Three points separated these two sides at the end of last season. Shels finished 7th, Drogs 8th
The Drogs team are in the system now. Waiting for Shels team news
Good evening everyone and welcome to Final Whistle's coverage of Shels and Drogheda Utd. Deniese O'Flaherty here.