Despite all the
excitement of Dundalk FC making, all sorts of history on international play in
its participation in the Europa League, but on the home front the Louth County
Boys have their hands full with a stubborn Leesiders squad.
For Cork City Manager
John Caulfield, keeping pace with Dundalk on the general table and being within
four points of the defending champions, maybe his wishes can come true with a
blink of the Lilywhites.
So far, his Rebel
Army has been playing a one of a kind football, after edging the Tribesmen of Galway
United in league play recently and the Pats to advance in the FAI Cup finals, now
the prospects of finally winning a league cup are within reach of this squad.
With six matches left
in the campaign and rivals of the likes of Wexford Youths, Galway United, St.
Pats, Wexford Youths, Finn Harps but the most important of these will be on October
11 against their archrivals Dundalk FC seen with a touch of a final.
Maybe in this match
the Leesiders and Lilywhites can be playing a match that could decide the
future winner of the league, by the way, Cork City is playing as well nearing
the defending champions and the strain of international play, this can be a negative
against Dundalk’s game.
As the City crew prepares
for another epic of battles in the FAI Cup final whoever is the winner between
Derry City and Dundalk, being the Lilywhites as all around favorites to come up
as winners, this will be a one of a kind final with the tone as said before, of
a major decider.
Achievements is
something that is becoming too common for the City chaps as they did battle
their way in a win over the Tribesmen of Galway United with a goal fest that
saw them netting the last laugh of 5-3 and recently in the FAI over the Pats to
a 3-1 win.
The road to the top
will be filled with many surprises and obstacles that this time the Leesiders
must definitely overcome and try their best and advantage to try and gain the
opportune moments to climb atop the league table.
Yes, looking forward
to net that always slippery and near the league shield denied to this squad for
quite some time, their aims this time is to go for the double in the FAI Cup
and Airtricity League Cups.
Very well looking
forward to make into their international compromises were in this past Europa league
elimination rounds, knocking so close on the doors of the stage groups, as they
state there is always a next time.
Not bad when a semiprofessional
club plays against far more organized clubs and leagues versus like the one in Ireland
when the majority of its players juggle a professional life of sport and a profession.
As the league of the Republic
of Ireland is nearing its culmination, lookout in the next weeks of how the competition
and thrill of a pennant race will be evident between two titans in Cork City
and Dundalk FC.
Both of these entities
putting Irish football name up high and giving it the recognition it deserves,
at the end who will it be if the City Boys continue their ascent into the
league top or will Dundalk hold its ground atop the league and claim its third shield
consecutively.
On the other hand, the
tables are turn and this campaign Cork city will be lifting the league shield and
make its case now in the elimination stages of the always prestigious Champions
League, will you bet on City this time?
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