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Brisbane Strikers players are readying themselves to spoil Tim Cahills Melbourne City debut as it looks increasingly likely the Socceroos great will play in Wednesdays FFA Cup tie.Cahill joined the A-League club last week and City hope his playing paperwork will be finalised in time for the round of 16 game at Brisbanes suburban Perry Park.A bumper crowd was already expected at the 5,000-capacity ground, but Cahills likely appearance is almost certain to make the game a sellout.The 36-year-old striker will travel to Queensland with the City squad on Tuesday, and Strikers captain Michael Angus says his team are preparing as though the veteran will feature.We dont know if hes starting or if hes just off the bench, but regardless theres obviously massive excitement with it, Angus told AAP.Its the ideal scenario that you probably want.We might have got a bit fortunate with the timing of the signing, but everyone knows hes a top professional and been at the top of the game for that long.One of - if not the most - popular Australian players ... very, very exciting.Angus said the prospect of a packed home ground and the match being broadcast live on TV was a lift for the entire club.Id love to see it capacity and everyone coming in from here, there and everywhere, he said.A former NSL club, the Strikers qualified for the round of 16 with a 6-0 thrashing of Rovers Darwin in the Northern Territory.A four-goal haul to forward Rhys Meredith in a 6-1 win over Northern Fury last weekend in Townsville also lifted the Strikers to their first National Premier Leagues Queensland title.While Meredith is the teams goal threat, it will be the job of defenders such as Jake Marshall and Hiroki Omori and goalkeeper Michael Weier to deal with Australias leading international scorer.Were aware of his aerial prowess, Angus said.Weve got two centre halves that are good in the air as well but that will be a different test for them, a different level. Im sure theyll be really excited about it.The Strikers recent form has them believing - Cahill or not - they are capable of joining Redlands United and Green Gully as lower-tier clubs to claim an A-League scalp in this years cup.I think weve earned that opportunity and well be going out, of course, to get the result, he said.Thats what its about, going on and causing an upset. Aaron Brooks Jersey . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. Jeff Teague Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. http://www.cheaptimberwolvesjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-taj-gibson-jersey . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. Jamal Crawford Jersey . 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STORRS, Conn. -- UConn football coach Bob Diaco says he called the play his offense wanted to run on Saturday with 17 seconds left and no timeouts against Navy.The rush up the middle from inside the 1-yard-line was stuffed and the Huskies never got another play off in the 28-24 loss.Diaco spent more than half-hour Tuesday talking to reporters about the end of the game in Annapolis and the teams clock management issues.He said the play was well thought out and nothing about the situation was haphazard.The offensive team wanted to run the ball, wanted to run the ball in, he said. I think if the players believe they can execute a play, isnt that better than believing they cant execute a play?The Huskies had just used their final timeout because Diaco felt quarterback Bryant Shirreffs was not going to get the snap off in time, something he acknowledged Tuesday was an error.They also changed the second down play from a pass to a run, when the spot of the ball was changed from the 2-yard line, he said.Diaco said he takes responsibility for the fact thatt his team didnt get lined up to run a third down play and said the Huskies have analyzed that moment and worked to build some troubleshooting, when it comes to clock management in the future.ddddddddddddHe also noted that the Seattle Seahawks called a pass play in a similar situation late in the Super Bowl in 2015, and ended up receiving a lot of criticism when the ball was intercepted by New England.He said he believes the Huskies, who came back from a 21-0 deficit to take a fourth-quarter lead, will respond well to the loss.Weve always been able to take the strain and the fire and the pain and the adversity and use it as a strengthening partner, he said.I would think that everyone in our organization would be more mentally strong and more excited for the work than they would have otherwise been without that moment.UConn (1-1) hosts Virginia on Saturday.---Online: AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '