as does foley

McManus also receives yellow

Ryan Brennan is down from a shove but will receive yellow for the tackle

Moylan comes close but McCabes saves

Draper makes his way off to a standing ovation as Foley enters the play

Hakiki strikes from range butMcCabe is equal to it and Ahui puts his head in front of the rebound from Moylan

Quinn and McMannus come in for Robinson and Byrne

Robinson is in but Adeboyaga makes a great last ditch challenge getting hurt in the process

Byrne picks up a yellow

Heeney picks up a booking

play resumes

Play has been stopped due to a flare on the pitch

Caffery Levels, the subsequent free kick is placed nicely into the top corner

Adeboyega sees yellow as he blocks Lunneys run at the edge of the box

BIG CHANCE Draper latches onto a cushioned header but he rattles the cross bar

Evan Caffery finds a yellow as he pulls down Freddie Draper

Moylan plays in JR Wilson but his touch epitomises Shels evening as the ball bounces out of play on the hour mark

Robinson with a huge chance to level it as his header strikes the base of the post and rolls across the goal before being cleared away

Drogheda starting this half as they finished the first half and its worked out as Draper buries it early

2nd half underway, as Hakiki replaces Ledwidge

Drogheda Manager will be the happier of the the two but Heeney will be assessed further after a previous knock to the head so may be forced into a change

Shelbourne manager Damien Duff is likely to make changes during the break as its just not working for the Dublin side

Shels defending for their lives at the half time whistle blows

Markey presses hard and wins the ball, his cross is blocked for a corner

The ball falls to Heeney inside the 6 yard box but he somehow missed the target

4 minutes added on before the break

Rooney strikes straight at the wall, Adeboyegas rebound is easily cleared

Draper backs into Luke Byrne and buys himself a free on the edge of the box, big chance just before half time

Caffery cuts through the Drogheda midfields looks to shoot but lays the ball out wide but Robinson is offside

Approaching half time at Weavers Park and not a lot in it, Drogs perhaps are shading it

JJ Lunney picks up the first yellow of the game for a professional fouls

Draper makes a nuisance of himself and closes down Kearns' clearance which results in a goal kick

Markey strikes from the edge of the box but doesn't trouble Kearns in the Shelbourne goal

Drogheda are on top so far as we pass the half hour mark with The Reds struggling to maintain any sustained possession

Another shout for a penalty, this time for a high foot on Ryan Brennan who stays down and receives treatment, once again the referee says no, this time perhaps correctly

Penalty shout for Drogs as Barrett checks Rooneys run in the box but surprisingly the referee doesn't even flinch

Barrett spots McCabe off his line and strikes from distance the ball just going over however

Corner for the home side isnt dealt with initially and falls to Rooney at the edge of the box but his shot is cleared off the line by Wilson

Patient play from Shels leads to a corner which is over hit and goes out for a goal kick

Both sides getting straight into this tie with attacks at each end early on

Welcome to final whistle coverage of Drogheda United v Shelbourne Even weir and Gary Deegan drop out of the drogheda side through injury and suspension