Athlone get past Kilkenny on penalties

Tuesday 8th May 2007, 11:57 pm

8th May 2007

League Cup 2nd Round

Athlone Town 1

Carmine Russo 61

Kilkenny City 1

Joey Watson 21

After extra-time

Athlone Town won 4-3 on penalties

Lissywoollen

Athlone Town claimed their place in the last eight of the eircom League Cup on Tuesday night with a penalty shoot out win over Kilkenny City in Lissywoollen.

Joey Watson had put Kilkenny ahead midway through the first half but Carmine Russo levelled for the home side just after the hour - just minutes after arriving as a substitute.

Watson had put Kilkenny ahead after a mistake in the Athlone back line but Athlone fought back thanks to Russo's long range drive.

With no further scoring, Athlone won the shoot-out 4-3 with Davy Byrne grabbing the decisive kick.

Athlone Town : O'Leary, Rossiter (Hardy 77), Young, Frawley, Sheridan, Harty (Russo 60), Gavin, Byrne, O'Dowd, Lavine (McGee 55), Heffernan.
Kilkenny City : McGuinness, Moylan, Fitzgerald, O'Shea, Falvey, McNicholas (Comerford 50), Hayes, Grant, Tynan, Watson (Penn 89), Fogarty.

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