Saturday 23rd June 2007, 11:09 pm
23rd June 2007
Kildare County 2
Stephen McCrossan 61
Phillip Gorman 74
Athlone Town 1
Colin Fortune 31 pen
Station Road
Kildare County came from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win and compact the middle of the League of Ireland First Division table even more tonight. Athlone remain fourth after the loss but sixth placed Kildare now trail them by just one point.
Colin Fortune slotted home a 31st minute penalty as Athlone took a deserved first half lead.
Phillip Gorman played a huge part in Kildare's second half turnaround and he set up Stephen McCrossan's equaliser just after the hour.
Gorman himself grabbed the winner as he stole in on the end of Darren Stapleton's cross and score the Kildare winner on 74 minutes.
Kildare County : Flynn, L'Estrange, Stapleton, P Byrne, McDermott, Donnelly, McCrossan, Walsh (Clancy 79), Amond (Hanaphy 87), Gorman.
Athlone Town : O'Leary, Harty, McCarthy, Frawley (Sherlock 87), Hardy (Gavin 76), Carberry, Byrne, Fortune, Heffernan, O'Dowd (McGee 75), McTiernan.