Unfancied Avondale aiming to shock Crumlin

IF Avondale are to take back the FAI Intermediate Cup they last won in 2007, they will probably never have surmounted a greater set of obstacles.

Their opponents in tomorrow’s FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup final at Dalymount Park (3pm) are holders Crumlin United who are laden down by favourable statistics.

Even Dale goalkeeper and trainee solicitor Brendan O’Connell doesn’t shirk away from what is a strong case for the defence of the coveted trophy by a side that hasn’t been beaten since December, a run of 26 games without defeat.