Gor Mahia goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch has revealed he has no regrets for conceding against the former Man United captain Wayne Rooney in a club friendly five days ago.
Olouch witnessed English striker Rooney mark his second Everton debut with a stunning goal in their pre-season 2-1 victory over Gor Mahia at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Rooney loaded a long range shot that caught Boniface out of position from 25 yards out, the ball finding the top corner for the opener after 34 minutes before a fully packed stadium.
Oluoch talked up the goal with The Standard Sports in Malaga, Spain, where he is with the SportPesa Premier League All Star team ahead of a friendly with Cordoba CF and Seville Atletico.
“He [Rooney] is a top player. The goal sums up the type of a player he is. Top players think and act fast. He saw me off the line and before I could do anything, he had riffled in.
“Was I wrongly positioned? Not quite because during in-play you have to balance your position from the goal line and the last line of defence so you can quickly react should there be a fifty-fifty chance.
“Overall, it was a good experience because we learnt a lot, including mental and physical demands and attention to detail,” Oluoch added.
Although Gor Mahia equalised through Jacques Tuyisenge’s header two minutes later after a well curled corner kick, Kieran Dowell won the game in the last 10 minutes with another world class strike off the left foot.
