Bohemians and Dundalk six-pointer ends in draw

Daryl Horgan's fourth goal in five games punished Bohemians, who just couldn't make their superiority pay as they had to settle for a hugely frustrating point in a match they could have lost at Dalymount Park.

Despite owning the ball for large spells of the game, Alan Reynolds’ side couldn’t build on Ross Tierney’s early lead.

Ireland international Horgan soon punished sloppy defending to level in a frenetic first half.

Bohemians failed to build on the positivity of last week’s big FAI Cup win over arch-rivals Shamrock Rovers, meaning it’s now just one win in 12 league games, and none in their last seven, as they remain four points ahead of Dundalk in the relegation play-off spot.

In an action packed opening to the game, Dundalk defender Mayo Animasahun was fortunate to receive just a yellow card for a blatant shoulder charge into Jordan Flores as the Bohemians skipper went to clear a free-kick.

Minutes later, Tierney was thwarted by Felix Goddard when Leigh Kavanagh’s long ball over the top put him in one-on-one with the Dundalk goalkeeper.

Bohs were then unhappy at not being awarded a penalty when Tierney looked to have been tripped by Daniel Pike.

An overhit back pass by Cian Byrne gave Dundalk their first sight of goal, with goalkeeper Kacper Chorazka scampering to toe-poke the ball away onrushing Horgan.

The action soon resumed at the other end, Goddard well-positioned to comfortably gather shots from Alex Greive and Tierney in turn as Bohs pinned Dundalk in their own half.

And that pressure paid off in the 18th minute.

Dayle Rooney was the architect on the right wing, crossing into the area for Tierney to find the net with a first-time volley, despite Goddard getting his hands to the shot, to mark his first goal since