Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Athlone Town 1st with 55 points, Salthill Devon 8th with 17, 38 apart. Per game in the league, Salthill Devon were scoring 0.82 and conceding 1.93, Athlone Town 1.5 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Salthill Devon had lost five in a row. Athlone Town came in having won three on the spin. Salthill Devon had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Athlone Town, 13.
Drom Soccer Park in Drom Soccer Park, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.