Watch: Georgie Kelly scores brilliant late Bohs equaliser in dramatic draw with Derry City
Bohemians’ in-form goalscoring striker Georgie Kelly continued his heroics on Monday evening to secure a point from the jaws of defeat for the Gypsies at Dalymount Park.
Kelly took down a delicious ball into the box from Keith Ward to find the top corner of the net with a touch and finish.
The result sees Bohs continue their European chase with a point on a night where they may have ended up with less.
That is just unbelievable! What a ball, what a touch, what a finish. What a game...!
Georgie Kelly has grabbed a crucial equaliser for Bohs deep in added time to level the most dramatic of games.@bfcdublin 3-3 @derrycityfc
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Keith Long’s side took the lead early on in the first-half thanks to a superb Liam Burt opener.
Burt caught his effort clean on the edge of the penalty area to score his 7th league goal of the season.
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That's an unstoppable strike from Liam Burt into the roof of the net, no chance for Nathan Gartside in the Derry City goal.
7' @bfcdublin 1-0 @derrycityfc
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Derry, however, were not content to let their hosts have it easy at Dalymount, and Jamie McGonigle did his best to upstage Burt’s opener.
The former Crusaders and Coleraine forward picked up the ball on the edge of the penalty area to beat James Talbot with ease, finding the top corner.
That's magic from Jamie McGonigle!
We've been treated to an another absolute cracker at Dalymount Park - McGonigle planted the ball into the far corner past the despairing dive of James Talbot.@bfcdublin 1-1 @derrycityfc
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McGonigle then went from scorer to provider shortly after as he crossed into the penalty area where Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe was on hand to bundle home into the net.
That goal gave Ruaidhri Higgins’ side a 2-1 lead heading into the last 15 minutes of the game.
Huge goal at Dalymount! @derrycityfc have come from behind to lead through Junior.
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It was a clinical counter attack from the Candystripes, Jamie McGonigle teed up Junior, who bundled the ball home.@bfcdublin 1-2 @derrycityfc
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Derry’s second proved to be the tonic for a manic end to the game, with Bohs levelling shortly after through Kelly.
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Rollercoaster of a game, Georgie Kelly has pulled Bohs level with a header after some great play by Dawson Devoy
We're into the final 10 minutes and it's finely poised!
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Kelly headed home, before Derry then retook the lead in injury time after James Akintunde found the back of the net with an exquisite, lobbed finish.
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Georgie Kelly has grabbed a crucial equaliser for Bohs deep in added time to level the most dramatic of games.@bfcdublin 3-3 @derrycityfc
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That was not enough, however, Kelly popped up at the death to secure Bohs the greatest of late points at Dalymount as their European chase continues.
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