Athlone and Waterford locked together after first-leg

Waterford were denied a penalty seven minutes from time.

ON THE MARK...AGAIN: Ronan Coughlan of Waterford. Pic: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

Athlone Town 1 Frantz Pierrot ‘78 Waterford FC 1 Ronan Coughlan ‘52 

Waterford FC and Athlone Town shared the spoils in their SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division play-off first-leg at the Athlone Town Stadium, but it was the visitors that were left reeling with match referee Oliver Moran at the full-time whistle after they were denied a penalty seven minutes from time.