10-man Shelbourne hold Bohemians for a point

Shelbourne held on for a valuable point in a fiery Dublin derby at Tolka Park, despite playing the majority of the game with 10-men.

In a bruising encounter that saw nine yellow cards and one red card, it was Shane Farrell's second half penalty that rescued a point for Damien Duff’s side, who saw JR Wilson red carded in the first half, having already been one down thanks to a delightful Tyreke Wilson free kick.

In a highly emotionally charged evening, as both sides mourned the loss of club stalwarts in recent times, emotions ran high on the field too as both sides came together in a tense and fiery clash.

In a bruising start, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock after just five minutes.

Shels' centre-back Aaron O’Driscoll went flying into Ali Coote on the edge of the area, in a very dangerous position. Up stepped Tyreke Wilson, operating in an unusual position of right back, who proceeded to whip the free kick low into the corner, giving Brendan Clarke no chance.

Minutes later Bohs front man, Ethon Varion, was next in the book for his part in a horrific three-way collision. Ex-Stoke man Varian, O’Driscoll and the onrushing Clarke all collided with the big centre-back O’Driscoll coming off the worst of the three.

After a lengthy delay, the stretcher was called for and the 23-year-old was eventually carried off for further testing.

The hosts responded well to the double setback, Matty Smith began to look a threat. The on-loan Derry striker showed great pace and strength to outmuscle Ciaran Kelly before seeing his low strike agonisingly miss the bottom corner by inches.

Keith Long opted for five changes to the side that went down to 10-man Dundalk last Friday and handed his debut to on-loan Norwich under-21 keeper Jon