Dulwich Hamlet couldn’t find a way to break down a Bath City side that played most of the game with ten men in their 0-0 draw at Twerton Park last weekend.
Gavin Rose’s side dropped out of the top seven after Bath held on following the dismissal of Jack Batten in the fourteenth minute for a professional foul.
Ibra Sekajja and Chike Kandi had early efforts for the visitors before Dulwich goalkeeper Charlie Grainger tipped over Ryan Jones’ drive from outside the box.
The Hamlet were handed what should have been a decisive advantage when Sekajja was pulled down by Batten five yards outside the penalty area and was sent off.
Ronnie Vint set up Danny Mills with a cross but Ryan Clarke saved.
Vint shot over a half an hour in. Tyrone Sterling was next to threaten for the visitors but headed Giovanni McGregor’s corner wide three minutes before half-time.
Two minutes later, McGregor fired over from Kandi’s pass inside the box.
The one-way traffic continued after the break as Sanchez Ming crossed for Mills but his header was easily saved by Clarke.
Bath, though, still posed a threat. Jones almost took advantage after Andre Blackman was robbed of possession and the hosts thought they should have had a penalty when the Bath player appeared to be taken down after a mazy run, but play was waved on.
Clarke tipped over Mills’ header from McGregor delivery and the move was repeated shortly afterwards but this time the Dulwich striker headed wide.
Rose sent on attackers Reise Allassani and Darren McQueen as the away side tried in vain to break down the hosts’ organised defence.
Despite having to defend stoutly and often, Bath did have opportunities. Omar Holness tried to lob Grainger from 35 yards but his aim was just off.
David Sims-Burgess also had a chance when his header from a corner was blocked.
In fact it was the home side that had the best chances to win it late on. Cody Cooke found Alex Fletcher in the box but Grainger saved.
And Grainger saved his side right at the end when he came quickly off his line to save at the feet of Cooke who was through on goal from a long ball.
Dulwich are a point behind Hungerford Town who have a point more having played a game less. Just five points separate Hungerford in seventh to Hemel Hempstead Town in twelfth in an intense play-off race.
With Oxford City in sixth seven points head of Hungerford and the top twelve only having either six or seven games left, it appears there is just one more play-off place to fight for.
Dulwich are back at Champion Hill this Saturday for a crucial game when they can drag Oxford back into the scrap by claiming three points against them. Kick-off is 3pm.
Hamlet: 4-3-3: Grainger; Ming, Vint©, Sterling, Blackman; McGregor, Timlin, Dayton (Allassani 72); Kandi, Mills, Sekajja (McQueen 79).
Unused substitutes: Levee, Olomowewe, Barnum-Bobb.