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We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Match Results
| Czech Republic | 1 | – | 1 | Latvia | ||
| Isreal | 0 | – | 3 | Wales | ||
| Azerbaijan | 2 | – | 0 | Malta | ||
| Croatia | 5 | – | 1 | Norway | ||
| Bulgaria | 2 | – | 2 | Italy | ||
| Netherlands | 1 | – | 1 | Turkey | ||
| Northern Ireland | 2 | – | 1 | Finland | ||
| Albania | 2 | – | 1 | Armenia | ||
| Portugal | 1 | – | 0 | Serbia | ||
| Hungary | 0 | – | 0 | Greece | ||
| Rep of Ireland | 1 | – | 1 | Poland |
Lee Desmond called into Tolka Park on Friday night last to collect the award for the 2014 Players’ Player of the Year. This award, as it’s title indicates, is voted on by fellow team mates at the end of the season.
Lee (now with St. Patrick’s Athletic) is presented with the perpetual trophy by Frank Young, accompanied by Bernadette Frazer
Picture by Maurice Frazer
Dylan Connolly, the night after scoring Ireland’s goal which gave victory in their opening fixture in the 2017 UEFA Championships Qualifying Round, called into Tolka Park to see his former colleagues play and to receive the trophy for the SSDG sponsored Supporters’ Player of the Year for 2014.
Dylan (now with Ipswich Town FC) is pictured receiving the perpetual trophy from Frank Young, while Bernadette Frazer prepares to present the statuette.
Picture by Maurice Frazer.
SHELBOURNE 1 (Coughlan)
ATHLONE TOWN 3 (Coughlan, Foley, Purdy)
REPORT with thanks to Pundit Arena
by Conor McManus
It was third versus first in this top of the table clash in the First Division and it was the visitors who came away with all three points, making it Athlone’sfirst victory against Shelbourne at Tolka Park since 1980.
The first half was all about Athlone Town. The midlands side dominated their hosts with slicker movement and passing. The home side were poor everywhere on the pitch.
Shelscouldn’t string many decent passes together, except for the odd occasion where they were allowed time in front of goal. However, they couldn’t make their efforts count, with Alan O’Sullivan gifted an effort to slot home but was denied by the Athlone shot stopper, Shane Cusack.
The away side punished on the twentieth minute when Garbhan Coughlan was allowed to make his way through the box and slotted the ball past Shels keeper Greg Murray. That goal was the first conceded by the home side in the league so far.
The second followed soon after, when Eric Foley was brought down 25 yards from goal. He lined up his effort perfectly. The midfielder cracked his shot with significantpower and the ball nestled into the top right hand corner of the goal.
It was much of the same for the rest of the half with Shels failing to hold on to possession and Athlone attempting to extend their lead. Shelbourne manager Kevin Doherty was visibly upset with his side, even going as far as taking Jake Donnelly off after twenty-five minutes, replacing him with Mark Sandford.
Doherty went on to make two additional substitutions at half time with Gareth Coughlan and Jordan Keegan replacing Colm Crowe and Alan O’Sullivan respectively. His switches helped Shelsimprove somewhat, but they were still guilty of giving their visitors plenty of space in which to pass, and work their way towards goal.
Shelbourne nearly grabbeda goal back after 58 minutes when Mark Sandford was played in on goal. His effort was just tipped over Cusack. This was to be the best chance the home side had in front of goal.
The game seemed like it was about to fizzle out after thatopportunity, with both sides reduced to long-range efforts at goal, including strikesfrom Philip Gorman for Athlone andGareth Coughlan for Shelbourne.
However, with only two minutes of normal time to play, Shelbourne substitute Gareth Coughlan scored from a low free-kick that made its way into the bottom right hand corner. The decibels went up a notch or two inside Tolka Park as the home fans appealed to their players to pick up the pace and try and grab a late equaliser.
Another Shels goal was not to be though. However, the visitors were to add to their tally. Ryan Robinson brought down an oppent on the edge of the box, which led to an Athlone free-kick.
Up stepped substitute Daniel Purdy with a cracking effort into the top right hand corner. His first goal for the club. Tolka Park fell silent as the visiting fans celebrated a famous victory.
Shels will now look to bounce back in their next fixture, an away trip next Friday night at the Regional Sports Centre to faceWaterford United. Meanwhile, Athlone Town – still undefeated – will be at homefor their next game,against Wexford Youths, also next Friday night.
Shelbourne: Greg Murray, Adam O’Connor, Evan Osam, Ryan Robinson, Daire Doyle, Jake Donnelly (Mark Sandford 25′), Alan Kehoe, Craig Walsh, Philip Hughes, Colm Crowe (Gareth Coughlan 45′), Alan O’Sullivan (Jordan Keegan 45′).
Subs not used: David Ryan, Conor Earley, Manuel Rodriguez, Darragh Gannon
Athlone Town: Shane Cusack, Stephen Quigley (Robbie Gaul 69′), Philip Hand, Stephen Dunne, Aidan Collins, Eric Foley, Marco Chindea (Daniel Purdy 71′), Gavin Boyne, Philip Gorman (Gary Burke 83′), Garbhan Coughlan, Derek Doyle.
Subs not used:Ryan Doolin, Garreth Brady, Sam O’Connor, Patrick Durican
Referee:Simon Roger
Attendance: 718
Shelbourne v Athlone Town
SSE Airtricity League – Division One
Tolka Park – Friday, March 27th – KO 8.00pm
Top of the table duo Shelbourne and Athlone Town (separated only on goal difference) meet at Tolka Park on Friday night in the fourth series of games in Division One of the SSE Airtricity League. Kick-off at Tolka Park is 8.00pm.
Both sides have won their last two games, following a draw on the opening night of the season.
‘Town’ were in Waterford for the first game and dropped two points as a result of the Blues scoring in the 4th minute of added time, Coughlan having had the only goal until then, scored just before half-time. Their second game was more clear cut, a 4-0 win at home to Cobh Ramblers, while, at last week’s game at UCD, Athlone had a reverse of the scoring on day one, getting the winner in the 2nd minute of ‘lost’ time, their first (and equaliser) having been scored in the 82nd minute – College having had the only goal until then, scored (yes!) just before half time!!
Shelbourne drew (0-0) with Finn Harps on the opening game, ruing the number of missed scoring chances, particularly in the first half. Their away game at the Belfield Bowl ended 1-0 (Heaney) to the visitors and at league newcomers Cabinteely last week, a penalty scored by Philly Hughes was enough to take all three points, though if created chances had been put away by the forwards, both team and supporters would have been able to breathe easier much earlier.
In between league games, in the EA Sports Cup, Shelbourne had seen off Drogheda United (0-1), while Athlone came up against a Bohemians team in good scoring form, losing 3-0.
On last week’s game with Cabinteely, Shelbourne manager Kevin Doherty had this to say “It was a tough game for us, as we expected. We deserved to win, though we will have to start converting the chances we are creating”
On Friday’s game “Athlone are a team of quality players. I have watched them and have had them watched. It will be difficult but we feel that we have prepared well for the game and we’re now looking forward to Friday”.
Shelbourne will be without Simon Dixon and Paul Andrews once more – the former still some weeks away, while Andrews expects that he could be back in the next two weeks. Dylan McGlade limped out a a friendly against Newbridge Town on Tuesday night with a hamstring injury and will also miss out on Friday. Adam O’Connor did come through that game at Station Road and will be in contention for a starting position against Athlone.
Sean Heaney is away on international duty with Paul Doolin’s Under 19s in Germany
There are no suspensions this week.
Suspended: None
Injured: Paul Andrews, Simon Dixon, Dylan McGlade
Doubtful: None
Goal Scorers (2015 Season)
Mark Sandford – 1 (1 EAC)
Sean Heaney – 1
Philip Hughes – 1
Goal Scorers (Pre-Season 2015)
Philly Hughes – 1
Alan O’Sullivan – 1
Manuel Rodriguez -1
Ryan Robinson – 1
Mark Sandford – 1
| Previous Meetings | ||
| Apr 30, 2013 | Shelbourne 3-1 Athlone Town (Leinster SC) | (Shels Scorers – S.Brennan 2, Ryan) |
| Sep 24, 2011 | Athlone Town 0-2 Shelbourne | (Shels Scorers – C.Byrne, Hughes) |
| Jun 24, 2011 | Shelbourne 2-0 Athlone Town | (Shels Scorers – Dawson, Hughes) |
| Apr 09, 2011 | Athlone Town 0-4 Shelbourne | (Shels Scorers – C. Byrne (2), Hughes, Mulhall) |
| Sep 25, 2010 | Athlone Town 0-2 Shelbourne | (Shels Scorers – Foley, M.Hughes) |
| Jul 02, 2010 | Shelbourne 6-3 Athlone Town | (Shels Scorers – Byrne, Gorman, Corcoran 3, Pinto) |
| Apr 10, 2010 | Athlone Town 0-0 Shelbourne | |
| Oct 16, 2009 | Shelbourne 0-0 Athlone Town | |
| Jul 25, 2009 | Athlone Town 2-2 Shelbourne | (Shels Scorers – C O’Brien, Mc Allister) |
| Apr 24, 2009 | Shelbourne 2-0 Athlone Town | (Shels Scorers – Flood, Doyle) |
| Competitive Games 2015 | ||
| Mar 27, 2015 | Cabinteely FC 0-1 Shelbourne | (Shels scorer – Hughes) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | UCD 0-1 Shelbourne | (Shels scorer – Heaney) |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Drogheda United 0-1 Shelbourne (EA Cup) | (Shels scorer – Sandford) |
| Mar 06, 2015 | Shelbourne 0-0 Finn Harps | |
| Pre-Season Games 2015 | ||
| Feb 27, 2015 | Shelbourne 1-2 Shamrock Rovers | (Shels Scorer – Hughes [pen]) |
| Feb 22, 2015 | Shelbourne 0-1 Newtown United (Leinster SC) | |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Shelbourne 0-2 St. Patrick’s Ath | |
| Feb 14, 2015 | Bray Wanderers 2-1 Shelbourne | (Shels Scorer – Manuel Rodriguez) |
| Feb 03, 2015 | Shelbourne 2-2 Longford Town | (Shels Scorers – O’Sullivan, R.Robinson) |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Sligo Rovers 3-1 Shelbourne | (Shels Scorer – Sandford) |
This week’s THE RED THREAD
The matchday programme will feature a big interview with Philly Hughes on life at the club and a look and the long history between Shels and Athlone Town.
It’s a great read at 32 pages, and all for just €3. Make sure you pick up a copy o Friday night inside the ground.
Friday’s game with Athlone Town has Kevin O’Reilly and Amy Creevey as Match Sponsor, with Connolly’s The Sheds Public House, Clontarf as MatchBall sponsor.
The bar will be open from 6pm on Friday for the Shelbourne v Athlone Town game
Match tickets will be available from behind the bar.
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On Sunday, the Tolka Park Bar will be open at 4pm for the Ireland v Poland game
The UEFA European Championshipgame between the sides takes place in the Aviva Stadium, with a 7.45pm kick-off
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All pints €4.00 … Selection of craft beers on sale
Athlone Town, Top of Division One visit Shelbourne – 3rdin the table and seperated only by goal difference – at Tolka Park on Friday night.
SSE Airtricity League- Division One
SHELBOURNE vATHLONE TOWN
Tolka Park, Drumcondra
Friday,March 27th2015
Kick-off 8.00pm
ADMISSION
Adult €15
Students €10
Children €5
OAPs €5
Match Programme €3 – GOALden Goals – €5
The Tolka Park Bar will be open from 6.00pm
To mark the
Polska-Éire Festival Week,
we are delighted to offer
Reduced Admission Prices for Polish Football Supporters
for our home game versus Athlone Town this Friday night (March 27th) in Tolka Park.
Just bring your valid Polish Passport or National Identity Card and show it at the the ticket office when buying your ticket to receive a €5 discount off the normal adult ticket price (€10 instead of the usual €15).
We look forward to welcoming you to Tolka Park.
For more info on the Polska-Éire festival, visit the website here – www.polskaeirefestival.com.
