FAI Cup preview and reports: Having needed two stabs at beating First Division opposition in the previous round, the last thing Derry City would have wanted following their energy-sapping UEFA Cup trip to Cyprus on Thursday is another testing trip to a team with nothing to lose as they continue their defence of the FAI Cup.
But that's just what Derry must endure in the guise of Galway United at Terryland Park tomorrow night.
While tiredness will be Derry's major concern, Galway have selection problems. Captain Mark Herrick remains out with a broken foot while teenage midfielder John Russell has joined up with the Irish under-19 squad ahead of two games with Norway early next week.
Manager Tony Mannion hopes goalkeeper Robbie Forde will be back following the ankle injured suffered in the Loughshinny game, though midfielder Benny Lawless and striker David Goldby are both very doubtful, also with ankle injuries.
Shelbourne are without Stuart Byrne for their trip to Sligo Rovers after the midfielder received a nasty head cut in their UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg defeat against Olimpija in Ljubljana. Wes Hoolahan, Byrne's replacement in Slovenia, is likely to start as manager Pat Fenlon is set to revert to a more orthodox 4-4-2 line-up.
Fixtures Tonight - FAI Cup Third Round: Kildare County v Cherry Orchard (7.45); Longford Town v Limerick FC (8.0). Sunday - FAI Cup Third Round: Galway United v Derry City (6.15); Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne (7.0).
