Kenyan midfielder Wilson Waweru clocked 67 minutes as his Galway United side suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Longford in the Irish second tier.The 21-year-old was trusted with another start after scoring a magnificent goal last time out against Athlone, backheeling the ball into the net.90′ 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 | A disappointing night on the road for United as they lose their first game of the season.LON 2-1 GAL#LONGAL | #ItsATribalThing pic.twitter.com/XmYGSHqz8A— Gaillimh Aontaithe (@GalwayUnitedFC) March 25, 2022 Galway had a bright start to the game and made their advantage count after 11 minutes when Michael McDonnell was unfortunate to turn the ball into his own net.Just when Galway thought they were headed to the break with a lead, up stepped Sam Verdon who restored parity for Longford with a minute left on the clock to halftime.In search of a winner Galway head coach John Caulfield threw in Jordan Adeyemo, a forward in place of Waweru, seven minutes after the hour mark.68′ SUBS | Adeyemo for Waweru LON 1-1 GAL#LONGAL | #ItsATribalThing pic.twitter.com/mZPREClR4C— Gaillimh Aontaithe (@GalwayUnitedFC) March 25, 2022 The substitution however left spaces for Longford to exploit Galway as they finally found the winner in the 77th minute through Darren Craven.Longford held on for the win to climb up to the promotion places while Galway squandered a chance to draw level with table-toppers Cork City.
