Waterford United head to Athlone for the first time since November 2002 as they face the Midlanders in series three of the eircom league First Division on Friday evening (KO: 7.45pm). On that occasion they rocked Athlone with a three goal blitz inside the opening twenty minutes and despite a comeback they held on for a 3-2 victory. Apart from an opening own goal, the goalscorers on the night were Daryl Murphy who now plays at Sunderland and Vinny Sullivan who also hit the net against Athlone in a 2-2 draw at the RSC in their other meeting of that championship winning season.