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13/04/2003, 3:02 PM
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Last season's First Divison top scorer Willie Bruton notched up his first of this season as Cobh Ramblers beat Athlone Town 1-0 at St Mel's Park.
In a tightly contested game, Cobh had the slightly better chances and almost had a dream start when Jonathan Coker burst through after just 35 seconds only for Gerard O'Brien to make a last ditch tackle.
But three minutes into the second half, they did take the lead when Bruton raced onto a Robert Brosnan long ball before clinically finishing past Athlone goalkeeper David Moran.
Teams:
Athlone Town: Moran, O'Brien, Kelly, Shine, Jackson, Rush, Gavin, Collins, Mullan, McCann, Molloy.
Subs: Devine for Mullan (77 mins), Sherlick for Kelly (89 mins).
Cobh Ramblers: Slattery, Yelverton, White, Brosnan, Murphy, Buckley, Cummings, Conlon Coker, Bruton, Tynan.
Subs: MCGregor for Conlon (80 mins), O'Rielly for Coker (90 mins).
Referee: P Sutton (Clare).
Last season's First Divison top scorer Willie Bruton notched up his first of this season as Cobh Ramblers beat Athlone Town 1-0 at St Mel's Park.
In a tightly contested game, Cobh had the slightly better chances and almost had a dream start when Jonathan Coker burst through after just 35 seconds only for Gerard O'Brien to make a last ditch tackle.
But three minutes into the second half, they did take the lead when Bruton raced onto a Robert Brosnan long ball before clinically finishing past Athlone goalkeeper David Moran.
Teams:
Athlone Town: Moran, O'Brien, Kelly, Shine, Jackson, Rush, Gavin, Collins, Mullan, McCann, Molloy.
Subs: Devine for Mullan (77 mins), Sherlick for Kelly (89 mins).
Cobh Ramblers: Slattery, Yelverton, White, Brosnan, Murphy, Buckley, Cummings, Conlon Coker, Bruton, Tynan.
Subs: MCGregor for Conlon (80 mins), O'Rielly for Coker (90 mins).
Referee: P Sutton (Clare).