Bohs save a point with late penalty

GEORGIE Kelly salvaged a point for Bohemians with a stoppage time penalty to bring a fitful game to a dramatic finish at Dalymount Park. Trailing to Sami Ben Amar’s first half goal, Bohemians’ got their reward for a far more industrious second half display in the 91st minute. Referee Damien MacGraith initially gave a free out when Dundalk defender Dan Cleary clashed with Bohs’ winger Ali Coote on the edge of the visitors’ area. But after consulting with an assistant, he changed his mind and pointed to the spot. To add to the theatre, Kelly’s poor penalty squirmed under the legs of Peter Cherrie to roll into the corner of the net for his 19th league goal of the campaign. After a sluggish start, the game had sparked to life on 28 minutes when Dundalk took the lead out of nothing. Gypsies’ left-back Tyreke Wilson’s weak header back to James Talbot never got there as his goalkeeper collided with the inrushing Patrick Hoban. The ball bounced up invitingly for Ben Amar for the Frenchman to nonchalantly lob into the empty net for his first league goal for the club. Bohemians might have been two down on 70 minutes, David McMillan blazing over the top before the late drama brought the home side their reward. BOHEMIANS: Talbot; Lyons, Cornwall, Breslin, Wilson; Devoy (Ward, 81), Levingston (Buckley, 73); Omochere (Mullins, 73), Tierney (Coote, 60), Burt (Idowu, 73); G. Kelly. Scorer: Kelly 90 pen. DUNDALK: Cherrie; Sloggett, Cleary, Boyle, Leahy; Ben Amar (Kelly, 67), Stanton, Patching (Animasahun, 83), Duffy; Murray; Hoban (McMillan, 45+1). Scorer: Amar 30. Referee: Damien MacGraith (Mayo).