Afan Lido and Inshir Albions played out a goalless draw in the Welsh Championship South on Saturday afternoon. Both sides entered the fixture sitting outside the top half, though Inshir Albions held a slight advantage in the table with seven points from four games compared to Afan Lido's six from five.
And here's the thing about these matches - they rarely turn on spectacle. The home side paid for a sloppy opening in previous fixtures, and by then the visitors had learned to keep their side in it through disciplined defending.
Afan Lido's recent form has been uneven, to be fair. They came off a 2:5 defeat to Trethomas Bluebirds before bouncing back with a 1:0 win over Pontardawe Town, but the inconsistency showed in their league position.
Inshir Albions arrived with something to build on. Their 1:0 victory against Newport City on Tuesday gave them momentum, though they had dropped points against Cardiff Dragons and Aberystwyth Town earlier in the campaign.
The result leaves both teams in the same places. Afan Lido remain ninth with six points after five matches, while Inshir Albions stay seventh on seven points from four games - a point and a game behind their opponents.
These South section fixtures often come down to three or four moments rather than sustained pressure. The clean-sheet run came to an end for neither side, and that's sometimes enough in this division.