Hat-trick for Murphy as red-hot Blues hit five

Waterford United 5 Athlone Town 1

Paul Murphy opened the scoring after just two minutes when he was played through by Paul Phelan and he lifted the ball over the advancing Schlingerman to the bottom corner.

The Blues doubled their advantage 20 minutes later when David Breen rose to meet a Gary Dunphy free from the right and his looping header from 12 yards beat the Athlone netminder in the far corner.