Longford Town take on Liechtenstein Cup holders Vaduz tomorrow confident of overturning a one-goal deficit from the first leg of their UEFA Cup qualifying round tie.
A 1-0 defeat in Vaduz was by no means a disaster and manager Alan Mathews believes that Longford are capable of beating the Swiss second division side.
However, having watched Bohemians slip up at home on Tuesday when they lost 3-1 to Levadia Tallinn having drawn 0-0 in Estonia, he has warned that getting the right result will not be a foregone conclusion.
"People outside football may look at this like an easy win for us but I think people in football realise that European teams can come away from home and get a result," he said.
"It happened to Bohemians and it could happen to us if we don't approach the game right. I've said all along that it's only half time in this game and we'll play as we did in the first game."
The game has come at the right moment for Longford as before the first leg they had not won in six matches and had slipped to second from bottom of the Premier Division table.
Although they lost in Vaduz, Longford's from since then has been good with successive cup victories over Finn Harps and Leeds FC of Cork.
"We've won a few cup games and have played well. The performances have been very good - particularly against Finn Harps - but it's been a tough few weeks travelling for us with the games in Liechtenstein, Ballybofey and Cork."
Mathews is concerned about fatigue but may opt for the same side that has served him so well in recent games.
That means Dessie Baker is likely to partner Sean Francis in attack with Eric Lavine, Shane Barrett and Paul Keegan kept in reserve should they be needed late in the game.
Filed by Barry McEneaney
