Athlone Town win inaugural women's President's Cup

It took a shootout to overcome Shels. 

Athlone Town captain Laurie Ryan is presented with the cup by President Michael D Higgins at Athlone Town Stadium. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Athlone Town secured their first ever piece of silverware by lifting the President’s Cup following a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Shelbourne after finishing 2-2 at full-time.

In the inaugural staging of this competition for SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division teams, first-half goals from Noelle Murray and Alex Kavanagh put Shelbourne ahead before Muireann Devaney and Roisin Molloy brought Athlone back into it. Then substitute goalkeeper Ciara Glackin was the hero of the shoot-out by making two superb saves.