Derry City hoping extra recovery time will pay off

Last Sunday's league game at UCD was postponed to give Derry an extra few days recovery following last Thursday's sensational defeat of Finland's KuPS in the second round

ANOTHER STEP: Derry’s Michael Duffy celebrates scoring their third goal against KuPS in the Europa Conference League. Pic: INPHO/Matias Honkamaa

Derry City have high hopes of creating yet another shock when the Candystripes face FC Tobol Kostanay in Kazakhstan in the third round first leg of the Europa Conference on Thursday afternoon (kick-off: 3pm Irish time).

Having spent close to 10 hours in the air while travelling to the Eastern European country, which involved two stops for re-fuelling their 40-seater charter plane in Budapest and Tbilisi, team boss Ruaidhri Higgins continued to heap praise on club chairman Philip O'Doherty for ensuring that the team would have the necessary time to acclimatise prior to the game.