Longford face Athlone - again

It is Longford Town’s turn to make the short trip along the N55 tonight as they meet Athlone Town for the second time in 48 hours in a bid to reach the FAI Cup semi-finals (7.45pm).

The FAI Cup holders and League Cup winners thought they had their name in the hat for the last four when they raced into a 2-0 lead after just 23 minutes of play at Flancare Park on Saturday night, only to see their midlands rivals from the first division scrape a 2-2 draw thanks to a late equaliser from Des Hope.