Portadown vs Sligo Rovers: Match preview

Sligo Rovers must travel to Shamrock Park for tomorrow night's Setanta Cup Quarter Final clash with Portadown without striker Rafael Cretaro.

Raff: Out of tomorrow's game

Photo courtesy of Kevin Finn

'Raff' picked up an injury in training on Thursday and missed the game against Galway the following day, he is expected to be out for up to two weeks. Meanwhile, there's been positive news on the injury front, as Joseph Ndo returned from injury on Friday night after missing the pre-season schedule and first few games of the season. It is expected Cook will make some changes to the side, with Ndo, Ciaran Kelly and Derek Foran all likely to start. Mark McGoldrick and Daryl Horgan could also feature tomorrow.

For Portadown, it has not been a good week for the Northern side, losing 3-0 on Monday in the first leg, and just yesterday losing their CIS Insurance Cup Final against Lisburn Distillery in cruel circumstances. Portadown looked the better side in the first half, and got a deserved goal through former Dundalk striker Matthew Tipton.

Distillery came out a stronger team in the 2nd half and got a deserved equalizer early in the 2nd half through Scott Davidson, but just like Gary O' Neill in the 2009 FAI Cup Final against Sligo Rovers, substitute David Cushley broke Portadown's hearts with a last gasp winner.

Kick off is at 7.45 p.m. and this game will not be broadcast on Setanta.