After scoring for Galway United in the 2-1 win over Athlone, Kenyan midfielder Wilson Waweru has earned praise from his head coach John Caulfield ahead of their clash on Friday against Longford.Waweru fired the ball home with his back against the post as he backheeled the ball into the back of the net from a well throw in that Athlone failed to clear their lines.Brilliant backheel finish from Wilson Waweru🔥 pic.twitter.com/fCSz6glf6i— Irish Soccer News (@IreNews8) March 18, 2022 Speaking in a pre match press conference ahead of their encounter against Longford, Caulfield waxed lyrical on Waweru’s goal describing it as ‘brilliant’.“Our attitude was really good, the game was quite open with a lot of football being played. We had a couple of chances and they had a couple of chances in the first half. At half-time we changed a few things around, Manu Dimas scored with a fantastic header, and obviously Wilson Waweru got a brilliant goal too,” said Caulfield.The 21-year-old has been outstanding for the second tier side and has two goals to his name this season as Galway United look to earn promotion back to the top tier.Caulfield also heaped praise on his last weekend opponents and admitted that they have their work cut out in the clash against Longford.𝗜𝗧’𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 ⚽️🔥🆚: @LongfordTownFC 🏟️: Bishopsgate Stadium⌚️: 7:45pm Kick Off#ItsATribalThing pic.twitter.com/wtV8BpeSuE— Gaillimh Aontaithe (@GalwayUnitedFC) March 25, 2022 “As we know in this league every week you have to be on your game. You often see it takes some teams a bit of time to get going, certainly Athlone will prove to be a good side throughout the season. They have had a slow start so we were very happy.“We know the challenge that is ahead of us, again it is going to be an incredibly tough game for us. When you go to Longford, to their ground, you have to be at it. If you are not you won’t get the points. The attitude in our group is very good,” added Cualfield.
