It would be “unbelievable” for Annagh United to defeat Carrick Rangers in the promotion/relegation play-off and advance to the Irish Premiership, according to Ciaran McGurgan, the manager.
After a successful run of eight straight league victories, Annagh moved up to second place in the championship and a place in the play-offs with a 2-0 victory over Ards on Saturday.
McGurgan hopes they can cross the line at the third attempt after losing to Portadown and Dungannon Swifts in their previous play-offs.
He told BBC Radio Ulster’s Sportsound, “It would be unbelievable if we could reach the Irish Premiership.”
“We’re not under any illusions that this will be a difficult task, but we can hopefully put on a performance.”
This is our third play-off in four years, so I’m hoping it’s lucky to win.
On Tuesday, Annagh hosts Carrick at Tandragee Park before taking on the Premiership side in Taylors Avenue.
McGurgan thinks the Premiership side will benefit from Carrick’s home advantage in the second leg.
We’ve just kept our attention on ourselves because we know what Carrick is all about, because they’re a strong physical team with different characteristics, and because of that, he said.
Unfortunately, these ties seem to favor the Irish Premiership team, but all we can do is try to hold on to something for Friday and see how it goes.
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Source: BBC
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