Athlone Town Set For First FAI Cup Quarter-Final In 14 Years

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They welcome Shelbourne To Lissywoolen tomorrow afternoon.

Tomorrow afternoon Athlone Town will take part in their first FAI Cup Quarter-Final in fourteen years. 

Fresh from signing a new two year deal, manager Adrian Carberry and his young midlanders will welcome Shelbourne to Lissywoolen for a 3pm kick-off.

Athlone reached this stage after beating Wexford 5-3, while Shels dispatched Galway 5-2. 

The midlanders vice captain John Morgan says Carberry's influence means the team won't be put off by the big occasion:

Adrian Carberry will have a full squad to choose from as he looks to plot the downfall of last years SSE Airtricity First Division champions. 

He says Athlone will be hoping the magic of the cup will help them cause an upset:

We're in Cup action this Saturday as we host Shelbourne in the https://t.co/65lXhtQF5J FAI Cup at Athlone Town Stadium, kicking off at 3pm.
This fixture will be live on https://t.co/7iekYhICV7
Buy it now for just €5. #CmonTheTown pic.twitter.com/DxtuP0Q6WO

— Athlone Town AFC (@AthloneTownAFC) October 28, 2020

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