Both defences handed opportunities to the opposition as if they were the most fashionable charity cases in Scotland at the moment.
Montrose played their part in a rapid start and opened the scoring after only 10 minutes. A sweeping counter attack down the right-hand side permitted Kevin Webster to send a driven cross into the box for Greig Henslee to rush in and drive the ball into the bottom corner from 10 yards.
The new determined attitude displayed by Albion Rovers yet again reared its head as the home side were quick to level the score. A short corner from Scott Chaplain to Tommy Lennox allowed the full-back to send a hanging back post cross for George Wallace to attack with relish and head home the equaliser.
Both sides came out to win the game in the second half with little concern for trying to defend and Rovers should have capitalised in the farcical conditions.
Centre-half Gordon Lennon decided he fancied his chances as a right winger as he dribbled the length of the pitch before cracking in a rasping drive that forced a great save from Andrew Reid.
Ian Chisholm should really have put the home side ahead when the midfielder broke the offside trap to bear down on goal but Reid dived bravely at the midfielder's feet to foil Rovers.
Montrose were then presented with a gilt-edged chance when a ricochet in the Albion defence fell straight to Henslee but the striker inexplicably shot wide from six yards out when it seemed like he could not miss.
It was Rovers who had the last chance of the game in the final minute of the match when Stephen Reid played an incisive ball through the Montrose defence for Chaplain to run on to but the midfielder's shot was superbly parried by substitute keeper James Butter to ensure the visiors went back to Angus with a point in the bag.