Athlone footballer seals hat-trick on debut with last minute halfway-line equaliser

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Athlone Footballer Seals Hat-Trick On Debut With Last Minute Halfway-Line Equaliser
Glen McAuley scored a screamer from kick-off in the 123rd minute of added time
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By Edd Dracott, PA

A footballer has sealed a hat-trick on his club debut by scoring an equaliser from the halfway line in the final moments of extra time.

Athlone Town striker Glen McAuley (21) scored the screamer in the 123rd minute against Waterford in the first round of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) Cup.

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Waterford appeared to have sealed a last-minute winner when they pulled ahead 4-3 thanks to a 122nd-minute goal by George Forrest.

But with seemingly no time left for an equaliser, McAuley was passed the ball from the kick-off to strike it first time into the Waterford net.

The goal took the game to penalties and the former, who had already scored two penalties in normal time, tucked away another in the shootout.

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Despite his heroics, Athlone proceeded to lose the shootout and Waterford progressed to the FAI Cup’s second round.

McAuley, a former Liverpool youth team player, moved to Athlone in the SSE Airtricity League First Division earlier this month.

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