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Rebels out to reclaim FAI Ford Cup
Cork City take the first steps towards regaining the FAI Ford Cup crown when they host Sligo Rovers at Turner's Cross on Friday.

The Leesiders won the FAI Ford Cup in 2007 when a Denis Behan strike gave them victory over Longford Town in the final [pictured]. However, last season proved less fruitful, with the Rebel Army exiting the competition at the Quarter Final stages after losing to Derry City on a penalty shoot-out.

Paul Doolin's side are on good form going into Friday's match, which is one of two all-Premier Division Third Round fixtures. However, having been held to a 0-0 draw by Shamrock Rovers in the league last week, the Leesiders will be hoping to find their scoring boots again.

“You can’t ask for any more than we did apart from scoring a goal," Doolin said of last week's draw. "I think we did have the chances, particularly in the first half, but we just didn’t get someone on the end of them. I think we deserved the three points because we were very good, but there is a long way to go and at least we gained a point on Bohemians.

"We’ve looked at the video of the game and identified some mistakes that we made. I feel at times we have caused ourselves problems in our approach and we have worked on a number of things in training this week, so hopefully that will show in our performance.”

Doolin will have to plan for the game without midfielders Joe Gamble and Stephen O’Donnell, who miss out through suspension, while Robert Mezeckis and Davin O’Neill will miss out through injury. Friday's match will be the third meeting of the sides already this season, with City having the upper hand following a 1-1 draw in Sligo in the opening league game of the season and 1-0 victory at Turner’s Cross, courtesy of a Fahrudin Kuduzovic goal.

Speaking ahead of the game, Doolin said that every game is important, no matter what the competition, but that he does have fond memories of the FAI Cup: “A lot of people refer to the cup as an opportunity to take a break from the league, but I do not see it quite like that. Every game we play is important, be it in the league or in the cup, and with a record of nine wins and three draws in our last fifteen games, we are still in good form so we do not really want that interrupted. The important thing is for us to get a win and to progress to the next round. The FAI Cup is a good competition and one I certainly have fond memories of. As a player I was fortunate enough in the Cup over the years and as a manager it was the first trophy I won, so it is certainly a competition that has some sentimental value for me.”
 
 
 
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