O'Flynn should return for Cork
Sunday, 11 July 2004 12:47Cork City's John O'Flynn is expected to be fit for this afternoon's UEFA Intertoto Cup second round, second leg clash with NEC Nijmegen at Turner's Cross.
The Irish Under-21 international pulled an abductor muscle in the warm up before last week's 0-0 draw in Holland but should be fit to play. George O'Callaghan, who also had injury concerns in midweek, is also back to full fitness. Billy Woods, who came in for O'Flynn last week, should drop down to the bench. Otherwise, it will be the same side that claimed that valuable draw last week.
Meanwhile, Cork City manager Pat Dolan is happy with City's progress so far in the competition. Speaking to RTÉ's Radio's Pat McAuliffe, Dolan said: "People in Sweden and Holland will be looking at us in a different light. We've beaten Malmo both home and away and drawn away with NEC. Our players have played against players who earn ten times as much as they do. We've done well."
NEC coach Johan Neeskens is expected to play new signing Romano Denneboom from the start. The ex-Herenveen man made his debut in the first leg. NEC are full of confidence after beating local side DOC 11-2 on Tuesday night.
The winners will face FC Nantes Atlantique in the quarter-finals. The first leg will be in France next Saturday night.
Cork City (probable): Devine, Lordan, D Murray, Bennett, Murphy, O'Brien, O'Callaghan, Kearney, Doyle, Fenn, J O'Flynn.
NEC Nijmegen (probable): Gentenaar, Heije, Pothiuzen, Ebbinge, Valencia, Van der Doelen, Wielert, Boutahar, Tininho, Demouge, Denneboom.
Filed by Mark O'Neill-Cummins
