Lucky Dundalk move 6 points clear

Dundalk moved six points clear at the top of the First Division table after a 2-1 win over a brave Kilkenny City side at Oriel Park.

The visitors were a massive 12/1 with some bookmakers to claim their first win since 19 May but they could not have asked for a better start as midfielder Paul Donnelly steered them in front after just three minutes when he flicked home Peter Higgins' corner from the right.
Indeed, the managerless Buckley Park outfit were unlucky not to be two up on 14 minutes when Willie Doyle got in behind the Dundalk defence before drilling across the face of goal.

The home side gradually got into the game and after Peter Hynes, Paul Marney and Philip Hughes all went close, John Gill's men finally found themselves level on 35 minutes when captain John Flanagan headed home from a Keith Dunne corner.

Dundalk started to dominate proceedings after the restart but were struggling to breakdown a stubborn City defence, with Aaron Mooney in superb form and former goalkeeper Aaron Shanahan denying Flanagan a second with a superb stop.
They finally edged in front on the 70 minute mark when centre-half Robert McAuley directed a header in at the near post from Sean Finn's delivery.

The Louth outfit are now six points clear of second placed Shamrock Rovers with just three games to play, although Pat Scully's men have two games in hand.
The Lilywhites' title ambitions took a blow 12 minutes from time, however, when top scorer Philip Hughes limped off injured.