Shelbourne vs Shamrock Rovers

2022 - 9 - 22

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Shelbourne vs Shamrock Rovers temporarily suspended after ... (Irish Mirror)

In an unsavoury moment, a linesman was hit on the head by a plastic bottle.

Ultimately, however, neither goalkeeper was troubled in a desperately dull first-half, while their workload was minimal in the second. Shelbourne pressed high and hard, egged on by O’Brien from the bench, who was on a mission to make sure the visitors hadn’t a second to settle on the ball. On many occasions that involved a long ball in the direction of their towering striker Sean Boyd, but Farrell was also capable of more subtle switches of play. [ended up being a drab 0-0](https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/shelbourne-0-0-shamrock-rovers-28059923) as The Hoops continue to let Derry City hang around in the title race. Play between Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers was temporarily suspended during the first half when one of the linesmen was hit in the head by a plastic bottle. The bottle was flung at him from someone in The Riverside.

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Shels stalemate stops Shamrock Rovers making big gain (RTE.ie)

Shamrock Rovers were held to a 0-0 draw by Shelbourne at Tolka Park as the SSE Airtricity League leaders failed to stretch their advantage at the top to ...

The game was then temporarily held up by the match officials, one of whom claimed a missile had been aimed in his direction. The ball was holding up on a pitch that, even in late September, looked in need of a trim – like the 90 minutes of action if you were a neutral. Rovers were generally poor in Derry and this was worse. Still, this rare Thursday night game began without the intensity one would expect of a Dublin derby. Either way, Duff has plenty to work on and there is a great vibe by the Tolka these days. Would it rise a soporific encounter?

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