Both Tim Clancy and John Russell left the Showgrounds frustrated on Saturday night as Sligo Rovers and Cork City played out a 1-1 draw.
The result doesn't do much for either side, who occupy the two bottom spots in the league table.
Kitt Nelson put the visitors ahead on 76 minutes after good work from Matt Kiernan and Josh Fitzpatrick, before the latter was sent off minutes later.
Substitute Francely Lomboto rescued a point in the 89th minute for the home side.
City manager Clancy lamented Fitzpatrick’s "moment of madness" at full time.
"We get ahead in the game, which probably was against the run of play and it’s just a moment of madness from young Josh. He comes on, he affects the game, he sets the goal up just brilliantly, and then he just gets involved in nonsense and gets himself sent off."
Clancy struggled to find positives in a game that didn’t really come to life until Nelson opened the scoring.
"I don't think it was a great game overall. Very few chances. First half, I think it was a lot of huffing and puffing from both teams and then lack of quality in the final thirds.
"Look, we got a point out a game. We lost four in the bounce before Waterford on Monday. Obviously to come here away from home and get a point, I suppose you can take some sort of positives of it, but no. It's hard to take positives when you’re three or four minutes from a win away from home," he added.
Tempers flared after the final whistle which saw a member of each backroom team red-carded, with Rovers boss Russell saying that referees may be too quick to show cards to the benches.
"I don't think there’s a need to be dishing out red cards and yellow cards at the end of games. You know, we're all desperate to win, win points and things can be said and all that.
"But for me, there's too many times now in the league where there's cards been dished out to to staff members. They just need to let things go and if there's a little bit of argy-bargy, so what? We just move on. The game is over."
Russell named an unchanged team for the third game running.
It was an rare opportunity for him to do so, as suspensions have plagued the team in recent times, with Russell seeing it as an opportunity to keep some consistency in his lineup.
"We were in control, it was nil-all at halftime. In the second half I thought we upped the tempo, so it was always the plan 60 minutes in to start looking at making changes and freshen up.
"This league is relentless and you have to get that consistency in your team selection, I've said this all along. We've load lots of new players, so the more I can keep that settled team moving game to game, building up those relationships, it's going to help us."
Lomboto earned the praise of his manager after his dramatic equaliser.
The striker said he was pleased to be making a positive contribution to the team after his second goal in three games.
"The gaffer was always going on about making an impact off the bench, and he wasn't too happy with the how we impacted last week's game. I really had it in my head that once I come on, I'm definitely going to make an impact whether it’s score, assist, defend run, whatever I have to," he said to RTÉ Sport afterwards.
Lomboto has had to bide his time since joining Rovers from Galway United, making just one start in the league so far.
His third goal of the season was his first in front of a home crowd.
"It is my first. Hopefully it's the first of many! Nobody really wants to sit on the bench, but it's all about what you’re doing when you sit on the bench.
"Are you learning? Are you working hard? It's what you do when people don't look at you so no matter what, you just keep going."
