Rico wary of Swedish threat as City ponder gamble on Joe

CORK CITY’S Joe Gamble is a serious doubt for this evening’s Intertoto Cup second round meeting with Hammarby at Turner’s Cross (kick off 7.30pm).

The midfield general has aggravated a back injury which he sustained in the 3-2 League Cup loss to Bohemians on Tuesday and, while not ruling him out definitively, City boss Damien Richardson puts his chances of playing at “less than 50-50”.

Striker Denis Behan also looks like missing out after having to leave training yesterday suffering from a virus, while full-back Darragh Ryan remains sidelined with an abdominal muscle problem.