SHELBOURNE 2 (Ryan Brennan 56′, Ciarán Kilduff 78′)

ATHLONE TOWN 1 (Dean Williams pen 26′)

SHELBOURNE moved within two points of league leaders Longford Town courtesy of a hard-fought 2-1 win over Athlone Town at Tolka Park on Friday night.

Read the full report, courtesy of Dave Donnelly and extratime.ie HERE.

Shelbourne: Colin McCabe, Aidan Friel, Daniel Byrne (Derek Prendergast 4′), Luke Byrne, Lorcan Fitzgerald, Oscar Brennan, Alex O’Hanlon (Karl Moore 74′), Ciarán Kilduff, Daniel McKenna (Shane Farrell 54′), James English, Ryan Brennan.

Subs not used: Dean Delany, Darragh Noone, Dayle Rooney, Conan Byrne

Athlone Town: Aaron Myles, Evan White, Ciaran Grogan, John Morgan (Darren Meenan), Gavin Kearney, Aaron Brilly, Shane Dunne (Kaelan Dillon 51′), Kaleem Simon, Eoghan Morgan (Dean George 69′), Dean Williams, Dean Casey.

Subs not used: Garmondeh Ta-Uway, Evan Pierce, Lloyd Buckley, Kyle Hogan.