Morecambe and Grimsby shared the spoils in a drab draw in League Two.
Both sides showed plenty of effort and decent football but the defences were very much on top, with a real lack of quality in the final third of the field.
Morecambe looked set to take all three points when Aaron Collins gave them the lead with a controversial penalty in the 80th minute before Charles Vernam levelled two minutes from time to give Grimsby a much-needed point.
Collins was given the chance to open the scoring after he had been brought down by Grimsby keeper James McKeown after a long ball over the top caught the Mariners' defence out.
Collins sent the keeper the wrong way to set his side on course for a fourth successive home win.
But Michael Jolley's side hit back as they pushed bodies forward.
They worked an opening down the right and Harry Davis delivered a superb low cross into the area which was met by the onrushing Vernam, who slotted past Barry Roche from six yards out.
Morecambe are 19th in the table, 10 points clear of the relegation zone, with Grimsby two places and three points above them.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
