The Crues might have taken the lead after seven minutes but Eamon Doherty fired just over from a great position while a minute later Barry Curran came close at the other end when one-on-one with Gregg Shannon but the keeper kept his cool to snuff out the danger.

Martin Reilly came close with a couple of efforts inside a minute around the half-hour mark while, on 38 minutes, a David Rainey turn and shot was well saved by Glenn Millar.