Matchday 36 Preview – Kerry FC v Athlone Town
And so we’ve reached the season finale! Just 90 minutes of football remain in 2024 for the Kingdom, with play-off placed Athlone Town the visitors to Mounthawk Park on Friday night to round out the campaign.
After 41 competitive games since the 10th of January, 10 long months of hard work and commitment have now passed and everyone is looking forward to a long earned break ahead of the Christmas period.
But all focus is on the clash against Athlone Town on Friday night before we go our separate ways. For Kerry, it’s been a somewhat disappointing finish to the years campaign. After breaking the duck of winning at home early this campaign, Kerry have gone on to some big achievements in 2024. The club reached their first ever final in the Munster Senior Cup back in June while a solid cup campaign saw the Kingdom knock Cobh out of the FAI Cup before bringing Premier Division side Bohemians all the way to penalties.
For Athlone, a very successful season has seen the Midlanders finish in the play off spots with a game to spare. Kerry supporters will be hoping they have one eye on the play off’s. But no doubt, Athlone will want to finish as high as possible in the league table given seeding comes into who they will face off in the play-off semi-finals.
MATCHDAY 36
Athlone Town v Kerry FC – Mounthawk Park, Tralee
Friday, October 18th – 19:45 Kick Off
Previous Meetings
Kerry FC Wins 1 | Draws 2 | Athlone Town Wins 4
Did You Know?
Only a single goal has ever separated these two sides in the previous meetings. The two draws this season being the exception, wins for both Kerry and Athlone have been by the narrowest possible margin over the last 2 seasons.
Injury Update
Kerry FC have a number of injury concerns ahead of the season finale on Friday night. Ryan Kelliher will sit out the final game as will Daniel Okwute who has an ankle injury. Ethan Kos and Samuel Aladesanusi will have to be assessed this week to see if they can make the matchday 20.
‘What they said’
James Sugrue – ‘The young players have done really well since coming in. They’ve been professional and are well up to the standard. I’m looking forward to seeing what these boys can do with a full pre-season under their belt. Obviously we need supporter to come in big numbers now Friday night. The final game of the season and the boys deserve the support and a good send off before they return next year. We’ve a couple of injury concerns, but we really want to go out on a high in front of our home supporters.”
