
Town defeated Shelbourne 2-1 over the weekend.
Athlone Town and Shelbourne will go down to the wire for this year's Women's Premier Division title.
That's Town manager Colin Fortune's judgement after watching his side return to the summit of the standings after well earned 2-1 victory over their Dublin rivals on Saturday.
The Midlanders controlled much of the contest, with two goals in seven minutes from Natalie McNally and Kelly Brady giving them a 2-0 halftime lead.
Shelbourne were calling for a red card after Keeva Keenan had to be stretchered off midway through the second period.
The Dubliners then saw Jemma Quinn given a straight red for a dangerously high tackle on Kate Slevin.
Fortune says the battle will run to the end of the season, and he exects other teams to leave their mark on rivalry too: