Full time.

Four minutes added on.

Galway hit the post following a miscue at the back for Athlone. They counter-attack and Pierrot forces a great save from Clarke.

Goal! It's signed sealed and delivered for Galway as Stephen Walsh is played through, keeps his composure and puts it around Minogue. Looks like it's going to be seven wins from seven.

Athlone applying pressure. Twenty minutes to find an equaliser.

Goal! Hurley has more than redeemed himself after he cuts onto his right and curls it into the bottom corner. Galway now lead.

Hurley hits the bar after Athlone are dispossessed playing it out. Hosts let off the hook there.

Back underway.

Half time.

One minute added on.

Goal for Galway! Hurley redeems himself after he heads in a cross from Horgan! 1-1.

Hurley scoffs an effort inside the box.

Goal for Athlone!! Minogue saves the penalty, the counter attack develops on the left, Campion Hinds puts the cross into Pierrot who finishes off a sublime move. Beautiful to watch.

Penalty Galway. Fuentes Rodriguez takes down Vincent Borden after a cross from the left.

Unbelievable stuff as Noah Van Geenen goes to clear the ball from a Galway chance and kicks it off his own head. The ball ricochets onto the bar and Minogue goes up and grabs it.

Abdikadir hasn't gone off and just tried the spectacular from a corner. Never made the right contact.

Haji Abdikadir has re-aggravated a knee injury sustained earlier on this evening. Athlone could be forced into a change.

Minogue has to run for his own goal from a corner and slaps it over. Galway looking dangerous at the set piece.

Pierrot has it in the net following some nice play from Dolia and a bit of tussling with the Galway defence but it's chalked off for a handball.

Sits up for Hurley outside the box and he tries his luck with a volley and it's not far off.

Fuentes Rodriguez collides with Ronan Manning. Looked and sounded sore, but Manning is alright.

Clarke collects the floated effort in a sea of bodies. Galway then look to hit Athlone quick and win a throw in high up.

Lennon feeds Pierrot with a dangerous cross that Slevin sends behind. Corner Athlone.

Athlone looking to hit Galway on the counter. Have pieced together a few promising moves already.

Borden is in behind from a long Brouder pass but Minogue denies him. Galway maintaining pressure.

Campion-Hinds has an early effort blocked. Corner Athlone.

And we're off.

Minutes silence for Joe Horgan, father of Ollie, before kickoff.

Teams are out, kickoff is nigh.

Athlone pulled off a surprise win in Terryland when these two last met near the end of last season. Galway's loss that night handed Cork City the league with their draw with Wexford.

Galway come into this one in perfect form, winning six of their first six. Athlone have fluctuated but find themselves in a playoff spot, a decent start to the season.

The teams are now in.

Hello and welcome to finalwhistle.ie for live updates of tonight's first division encounter between Athlone Town and Galway United. I'm Seán Comber and I'll be updating you throughout.