Cork City U19 boss confident ahead of Uefa Youth League tie

Cork City U19 manager Stephen Bermingham is confident the Rebel Army young guns can claim victory as they become the first Irish side to compete in the Uefa Youth League.

They face HJS Helsinki in a first-leg tie in Finland tonight (5pm Irish time).

The SSE Airtricity League U19 champions will be Ireland’s first representative in Europe’s elite youth competition after they qualified through the ‘domestic champions’ route. The winners of this two-legged first-round tie will meet either APOEL Nicosia or Roma.