BALLINAMALLARD United are making moves to ensure they WILL be able to play in Europe if they pull off a
giant-killing in next month's Irish Cup final against Crusaders.
Atherstone Town will also be plotting a potential
giant-killing away against National League North side Kidderminster Harriers - a team four divisions above them.
Unfortunately, this oversaturation of action eventually turns the magic of
giant-killing into a repetitively bureaucratic endeavour.
Huzaifa fresh from his excellent run as he had beaten top seed Ahmed Zyaan in the Tajamul Abbas international tournament, continued his sensational
giant-killing from and staged highly upset 6-2 and 6-3 victory against Abdaal.
It was a case of what might have been in the 3pm kick-offs as the four Premier League clubs in action all saw off threats of a
giant-killing. There was late drama at Aston Villa where Christian Benteke smashed home from outside the box with two minutes left to secure a 1-0 win over Blackpool.
Neal Ardley (above) will hope to create another piece of
giant-killing cup history.
Last season's semi-finalists Sheffield United, who also reached that stage twice in the 1990s, will look to avoid becoming
giant-killing victims when they host Plymouth while League One Preston hope to avoid the same fate against Shrewsbury.
According to Sport 24, Kvitova ended the
giant-killing run of Barbora Zahlavova Strycova with a 6-1, 7-5 victory on Tuesday.
MIDFIELDER Leon Osman knows Everton's trip to Stevenage is being viewed as a potential FA Cup upset but he believes the Toffees are professional enough to avoid a
giant-killing.
THERE was just one
giant-killing act in the Archbishop's Shield as C.M.S Division One side The Abbey eliminated Premier Division outfit The Derby Mills 1-0.
And talking of
giant-killing, the FA Cup kicked off last week and my local team Harrogate Town had their own major upset with a win at League II Torquay.
"The players should feel the atmosphere when they arrive at the ground as the opposition can smell a
giant-killing so we must be professional."