Galway United vs Cork City
Extra.ie FAI Cup Second Round
Eamonn Deacy Park
Friday, August 23rd. Kick-off: 7.45pm
Galway United host Cork City in the second round of the Extra.ie FAI Cup at Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday night. Kick-off: 7.45pm!
Both
sides come into the tie with confidence, having won their last two
games. United knocked Collinstown out of the FAI Cup before travelling
to Dublin again to defeat Cabinteely 1-0 at Stradbrook.
Cork City
went all the way to penalties to knock Cabinteely out of the FAI Cup
after the tie ended 2-2 after extra time, then John Cotter's side
overcame rivals Waterford 2-1 at the RSC to set up an exciting cup tie
at Eamonn Deacy Park.
A place in the last eight of the cup awaits
the winner of Friday's clash and Galway United manager Alan Murphy
believes anything can happen in a one-off game, in front of a large
Eamonn Deacy Park following.
MURPHY LOOKS AHEAD TO EXCITING CUP TIE
"There's a real buzz about this weekend's cup game," Murphy explained to www.galwayunitedfc.ie.
"It's
a break from the league and it's a real opportunity for our players to
test themselves against household names in our league.
"It's a Cork City side that is full of talent and experience, so it's going to be a big one for us.
"We've
got confidence from the last two performances and wins but we know
we're up against a different challenge when we face Cork City.
"They'll
be everyone's favourites to progress and it will be a difficult task
for us, but we've got our work done and we'll apply ourselves in the
correct order and hopefully we'll bring a really strong performance to
Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday night."
TEAM NEWS
Vinny Faherty returns to contention following an injury that ruled him out of last week's win away to Cabinteely.
Iarfhlaith Davoren and Andrew Peters are considered doubts for the Cork City game.
