Dublin City - 1 Drogheda Utd - 1: Whatever manager John Gill said at half-time almost worked a treat for Dublin City against Drogheda United at Tolka Park last night as they went within seconds of claiming only their third win of the league campaign - only to be robbed in the fifth minute of injury-time.

After playing second-fiddle to United during the opening 45 minutes, the Dublin team came out a different side after the restart and looked set to claim a crucial three points.

The home side made the all-important breakthrough just after the hour-mark with a strike which would have been worthy of winning any game. Former Bohemians striker Gary O'Neill hit a sweet, 20-yard shot - from a Killian Brennan knock-down - to the top corner, past a helpless Drogheda goalkeeper Gary Rogers.

However, all that work in the second half was undone by substitute Andy Myler in the fifth minute of injury-time when he curled a 20-yard free-kick in at the far post, just beyond the reach of City goalkeeper Brendan Kennedy.

O'Neill had set the tone for the home side's second-half revival when, only 30 seconds after the restart, he saw his low shot pushed around the post by Rogers.

DUBLIN CITY: Kennedy; Ennis, Foy, Colwell, Byrne, Crowley, O'Connor, Tierney, O'Neill, Hughes, Brennan. Subs: Collins for Hughes (81 mins); Burke for Brennan (82 mins); Scully for O'Neill (88 mins).

DROGHEDA UNITED: Rogers; Sullivan, Kelly, O'Connor, Grey, Lester, Cronin, Lynch, O'Brien, Freeman, Rooney. Subs: Whelan for Freeman (62 mins); Myler for Cronin (71 mins); Lacey for Rooney (71 mins).

Referee: D Hanney (Dublin).