Athlone Town Secure Women’s Premier Division Title After Cork Win

Athlone Town Secure Women’s Premier Division Title After Cork Win
Athlone Town, who will be back in the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifiers next season after retaining the Irish Premier Division title. (Gerry Shanahan / SPP)

Athlone Town retained the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division title with two games to spare following a 4-1 victory away to Cork City.

Kayleigh Shine opened the scoring for Athlone after a corner was not cleared, getting the lose ball under control she shot through a crowded six-yard box and into the net.

Cork City goalkeeper Una Foyle kept the deficit to a single goal at half-time, as she denied Kelly Brady who had got through on goal.

Brady did double the lead before the hour mark, stabbing home a perfectly-weighted low cross from Roisin Molloy.

Five minutes later, Brady scored again with a clinical header from a Kellie Brennan cross before completing her hat-trick late on from the penalty spot.

In what has already been a memorable season with their debut in Europe ending with a Europa Cup defeat to Glasgow City, Athlone still have the Women’s FAI Cup to play for against Bohemians on Sunday 19 October at Tallaght Stadium.

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