Gunnedah FC coach Andy Cygan concedes his undermanned outfit have a big job on their hands and will need a miracle to overcome Coffs Tigers in their FFA Cup second round clash in Coffs Harbour on Saturday.
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It's the first time FC have entered the national knockout tournament, and their debut challenge couldn't be much greater.
After requesting to move their clash forward a week so they could play in the Forster 6-aside tournament next weekend, they been ravaged by unavailabilities due to "two bucks parties, a wedding, a birthday and an anniversary" and other commitments but will Cygan said "certainly give it their all".
"We’re very excited to be in the FFA cup but it will take a miracle to win," he said.
"We don’t have a goal keeper and will be travelling over with 10 players."
Wellington Sardinha is flying in from Sydney to play.
"Our captain Matt Williams is away and will be sorely missed in the midfield along with keeper Kameron Manks who will probably be fighting fires somewhere," Cygan said.
