Linfield 0 Drogheda Utd 0:A draw was just about right as Linfield qualified for the semi-finals of the Setanta Cup and defending champions Drogheda have one foot in the last four following this disappointing encounter in Belfast.

The games against Linfield haven't been kind to Drogheda. Having lost Shane Barrett for the season on the opening night of the competition the visitors to Windsor Park last night saw their captain Jason Gavin stretchered off with a serious shoulder injury which will see him sidelined for some time.

LINFIELD: Mannus, McShane, Murphy, Kearney, Lindsay, Dickson, Thompson, McCann (McAreavey 60), Ervin, Mulgrew, Stewart.

DROGHEDA UNITED: Vilmunen, Lynch, Webb, Gavin (Bradley 34), Robinson, Fitzpatrick (Grant 87), Shelley, Byrne, Zayed (O'Keeffe 53), Keegan, Cahill.

Referee: P Tuite (Dublin).