Athlone Town vs Cork City

Athlone Town beat Cork City 2-1 in the Republic of Ireland First Division on Friday 2 October 2026, 2-1 at half-time. In their last 15 meetings, including this one, Athlone Town won 5, Cork City won 9 and 1 was drawn.

Republic of Ireland First Division Fri 2 Oct 2026, 19:45 Save

Athlone Town

HT 2-1

Cork City

Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone Alan Patchell

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30%Athlone Town 24%Draw 46%Cork City

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Athlone Town or draw 54%
Cork City or draw 70%
Athlone Town or Cork City 76%

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Athlone Town vs Cork City key moments

6' Will Smith 1-0 Goal · Assist Brian McManus · Field Goal, Athlone Town
33' Sean Maguire 1-1 Goal · Assist Rory Feely · Field Goal, Cork City
37' Callum Cleary 2-1 Goal · Assist Robbie Lyons · Field Goal, Athlone Town
64' Niall O'Keeffe Yellow card · Foul, Cork City
66' Jonathan Kehir Yellow card · Foul, Athlone Town
67' Rory Feely Yellow card · Foul, Cork City
77' Joe Aidoo Yellow card · Foul, Cork City

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Athlone TownCork City

41% Possession 59%

91 Attacks 131

41 Dang. Attacks 62

8 Shots 13

5 Shots On Target 5

3 Corners 3

80% Pass Accuracy 83%

3 Saves 1

10 Fouls 15

1 Yellow Cards 3

4 Offsides 5

Athlone Town vs Cork City lineups

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Athlone Town 4-2-3-1

1 Brendan Clarke

7 Dylan Connolly
29 Jonathan Kehir
5 Evan O'Connor
3 Kyle O'Connor

11 Brian McManus
24 Callum Cleary

19 Will Smith
10 Robbie Lyons
14 Gradi Lomboto

18 Peter Grogan

Substitutes

8 Aaron Connolly 73'
9 Patrick Ferry 46'
13 Andrew Stuart Trainor
15 Leandro Miranda
16 Zach Lawless 88'
23 Thomas Considine
27 James Crawford
33 Josh Farnham
36 Ameer Ayinde

Cork City 3-4-1-2

13 David Odumosu

37 Luke Downey
4 Fiacre Kelleher
28 Rory Feely

15 Conor Drinan
17 Darragh Crowley
6 Greg Bolger
20 J. Fitzpatrick

14 Niall O'Keeffe

9 Ruairi Keating
24 Sean Maguire

Substitutes

1 Conor Brann
2 Harry Nevin
8 Joe Aidoo 73'
10 Hans Mpongo 55'
25 Matthew Murray
31 Ikechimka Manjor 55'
38 Brody Lee 55'
45 Denzell Obenge 65'
47 Cian Daly

Athlone Town and Cork City player stats

Athlone Town player stats

1 Brendan Clarke GK	90	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	37	0
3 Kyle O'Connor DEF	90	0	0	1	0	49	0	1	0	49	0
5 Evan O'Connor DEF	90	0	0	0	0	43	0	0	0	43	0
7 Dylan Connolly DEF	90	0	0	0	0	33	1	0	0	33	1
29 Jonathan Kehir DEF	90	0	0	0	0	40	2	0	0	40	2
11 Brian McManus MID	90	0	1	1	0	54	3	1	0	54	3
14 Gradi Lomboto MID	90	0	0	1	0	27	1	1	0	27	1
19 Will Smith MID	90	1	0	1	1	26	1	1	1	26	1
24 Callum Cleary MID	88	1	0	1	1	29	0	1	1	29	0
10 Robbie Lyons MID	71	0	1	1	0	29	1	1	0	29	1
18 Peter Grogan FWD	46	0	0	1	1	8	1	1	1	8	1
8 Aaron Connolly MID Sub	19	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	14	0
16 Zach Lawless MID Sub	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
9 Patrick Ferry FWD Sub	44	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	23	0

Cork City player stats

13 David Odumosu GK	90	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	40	0
4 Fiacre Kelleher DEF	90	0	0	0	0	70	2	0	0	70	2
28 Rory Feely DEF	90	0	1	0	0	95	4	0	0	95	4
37 Luke Downey DEF	55	0	0	0	0	42	1	0	0	42	1
15 Conor Drinan MID	90	0	0	1	1	46	0	1	1	46	0
17 Darragh Crowley MID	90	0	0	3	0	49	2	3	0	49	2
14 Niall O'Keeffe MID	74	0	0	1	0	37	2	1	0	37	2
6 Greg Bolger MID	55	0	0	1	0	43	1	1	0	43	1
20 J. Fitzpatrick MID	55	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	24	0
24 Sean Maguire FWD	90	1	0	3	2	23	1	3	2	23	1
9 Ruairi Keating FWD	65	0	0	2	0	16	0	2	0	16	0
31 Ikechimka Manjor DEF Sub	35	0	0	0	0	36	1	0	0	36	1
10 Hans Mpongo MID Sub	35	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17	0
38 Brody Lee MID Sub	35	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18	0
8 Joe Aidoo MID Sub	16	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	17	1
45 Denzell Obenge FWD Sub	25	0	0	1	1	6	0	1	1	6	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Athlone Town vs Cork City team news

Athlone Town were without 1 player and Cork City were without 2 players.

Athlone Town 1 out

Oisin Hand Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 32 games Injured

Cork City 2 out

Matthew Kiernan Cruciate Ligament Injury · Missed 20 games Injured

Charlie Hanover Herniated Disc · Missed 43 games Injured

Form

Athlone Town D W D W W

Cork City L W L D W

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Athlone TownCork City

60% Win rate 40%

2.20 Goals scored 2.20

1.20 Goals conceded 1.40

60% Both teams score 80%

80% Over 2.5 goals 60%

40% Clean sheets 20%

60% Scored first 60%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

8.60 Match corners 9.00

First Division matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

50% Win rate 50%

1.80 Goals scored 2.40

1.20 Goals conceded 1.70

60% Both teams score 80%

70% Over 2.5 goals 80%

40% Clean sheets 20%

50% Scored first 60%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

9.00 Match corners 11.20

First Division matches only, before kick-off: 10 each.

36% Win rate 67%

1.18 Goals scored 2.12

1.18 Goals conceded 0.97

45% Both teams score 52%

45% Over 2.5 goals 55%

30% Clean sheets 42%

42% Scored first 70%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

9.36 Match corners 10.73

First Division matches only, before kick-off: 33 each.

Athlone Town at home and Cork City away this season.

50% Win rate 50%

1.38 Goals scored 1.56

0.88 Goals conceded 0.88

44% Both teams score 44%

50% Over 2.5 goals 38%

44% Clean sheets 50%

44% Scored first 63%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

9.19 Match corners 9.00

First Division matches only, before kick-off: 16 each.

Athlone Town vs Cork City head to head

5 Athlone Town wins 1 draws 9 Cork City wins

3.3 goals per game 60% both teams scored 67% over 2.5 goals

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Venue: Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone Capacity 2,500 · Grass
Weather: 11°C, clear sky Wind 13 km/h · Humidity 91%
Managers: Sean O'Connor Athlone Town Barry Robson Cork City
Officials: Referee Alan Patchell

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