A terrific late save and then the woodwork deprived Shamrock Rovers of a second win of the season over champions Drogheda in a game of two halves at Tolka Park.
With the watch in the 89th minute, Drogheda keeper Jamie Ewings produced a brilliant stop to push Alan Murphy's stinging free-kick over the bar.
Drogheda failed to clear the resulting corner and Darragh Maguire's miscued shot fell to Padraig Amond whose audacious back heel came back off a post.
A draw was a fair result. Rovers had the better chances in the second-half, but defeat would have been undeserved on Drogs as they had much the better of the first-half.
Drogheda, keen to avenge their opening day home defeat, started purposely against an under-strength home side and would have been two goals to the good at the break but for goalkeeper Barry Murphy.
The Rovers custodian first excelled on 16 minutes when former Hoops striker Tony Grant controlled Ollie Cahill's long ball from left-back, turned and shot to force Murphy to turn the ball around the post.
Murphy, who made a stunning save at Finn Harps last week to earn a point, had to show his agility once again on the half hour.
Cahill's cross from the end line was only partially cleared by Rovers' skipper Aidan Price.
The ball was returned quickly to the area, again finding Grant, whose curling shot, destined for the top corner, was pushed out for another corner.
Rovers eased the siege a little on 35 minutes with their first shot on goal when Amond's 20-yard shot was comfortably taken by Ewings.
Pat Scully would have been pleased to get his players in at the break and Rovers were better on the resumption.
Tadhg Purcell forced a corner from Eoin Doyle's shot on 48 minutes before Drogheda had a double let off ten minutes later. Amond's drilled shot was cleared off the feet of keeper Ewings, while Cahill put his body in the way of half-time substitute Murphy's follow-up.
They were misses Rovers might have been made to rue on 61 minutes. Shane Robinson timed his run to perfection to meet Paul Keegan's free-kick, but his diving header was wide.
Shamrock Rovers: B Murphy; G. O'Brien, Ferguson (A. Murphy, h/t), Price, Treacy; S O'Connor (Langtry, 78 mins.), Maguire, Rice, Doyle; Purcell, Amond.
Drogheda United: Ewings; Shelley, Gavin, Gartland, Cahill; Hughes, Keegan, Byrne; O'Keeffe (Iyane-Thiam, 79 mins), Grant (Bates, h/t), Robinson.
