Kevin O’Connor and Stephen Dooley a worry for Cork City's European tie

Kevin O’Connor and Stephen Dooley are both doubts for Cork City’s Europa League rescue mission against AEK Larnaca in Cyprus tomorrow night.

The pair missed the SSE Airtricity Premier Division 2-0 win over Bray Wanderers on Sunday and City assistant manager John Cotter said the pair are “probably 50/50” to start at the AEK Arena tomorrow (6pm Irish time, live on eirSport).

Trailing 1-0 from the second qualifying round first leg at Turner’s Cross, John Caulfield’s side will have to pull out an unlikely win, in searing heat, to keep this season’s European campaign alive. Cotter admitted the end of their unbeaten run last Thursday was “strange”, but is bullish about their chances of pulling the tie out of the fire in Cyprus.