Peterborough United vs Walsall. Sky Bet League One.
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Saturday 22 December 2018 19:08, UK
Goalkeeper Conor O'Malley went from villain to hero as Peterborough held on for a point in a 1-1 draw with Walsall.
The Irish shot-stopper conceded and then kept out an 89th minute penalty during late drama at the ABAX Stadium.
O'Malley sent Nicholas Devlin tumbling before guessing the right way to save Saddlers skipper Luke Leahy's spot-kick.
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He was then called on again in stoppage time to pull off a fine double-save from Walsall frontman Andy Cook as the visitors finished strongly.
O'Malley had earlier been culpable as the visitors hit the front on the stroke of half-time.
A mix-up between the keeper and defender Rhys Bennett led to a Leahy cross reaching Devlin. He coolly headed into the path of Isiah Osbourne, who steered a header past two recovering defenders on the line.
But Posh responded only two minutes into the second half as star striker Ivan Toney struck for the 10th time in as many matches when heading in a Marcus Maddison corner from close range.
But it was Walsall who looked the likelier winners with Josh Gordon seeing a header well saved before that flurry of late action.
