Drogheda boss Cooke calls on spirit of Malmo

Drogheda United manager Mick Cooke reckons his team will need to hit a European level of performance if they are to overcome Sligo Rovers in tomorrow’s 2013 FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium (3.30pm).

In July, Drogheda held Malmo scoreless in Tallaght in a first leg Europa League tie before pushing their opponents all the way in a 2- 0 defeat in the second leg in Sweden.

“Sligo are massive favourites and I certainly think we’ll have to have a performance on a par with the ones against Malmo,” says Cooke. “I think we could have won the game here and over there it took until the 93rd minute before they killed us off. I think we need to perform to that level on Sunday.”