Athlone Town Suffers First Defeat Of Season To Galway

The reigning champions in the Women's Premier Division were beaten 2-1 away at Galway United,

Athlone Town suffered their first defeat of the season in the Women's Premier Division on Saturday evening.

The reigning champions were beaten 2-1 away at Galway United, as they returned to the top of the division thanks to a late winner from Niamh Farrelly.

Galway had equalised in the 87th minute through Remini Tillotson, who cancelled out Alexis Strickland's opener just before half time. 

Town now trail Galway United by three points in the league standings. 

They return to league action against Shamrock Rovers next month. 

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