STRIKER Angus Kilkolly made a brave call before the Hawke's Bay United football team's training last night.
"It shouldn't be too far away before everything clicks for us, maybe one game."
Some critics of the Thirsty Whale Hawke's Bay United sidemay question whether or not Kilkolly is qualified to make the call. After all, his 39 minutes of action as a substitute against Team Wellington last weekend was his first outing for the team since returning from a five-month stint with second division team FK Panevezys in the Republic of Lithuania. However Kilkolly, 20, was a spectator for the previous two rounds while he awaited his clearance.
"That first half against Waitakere is something we can get confidence from," Kilkolly said referring to United's Stirling Sports Premiership first round 3-1 win, a match in which the hosts were up 3-0 by halftime. The Napier City Rovers Central League player who strutted his stuff for Canterbury United in last summer's Premiership is hoping to be promoted to a starting role when United travel to Nelson's Trafalgar Park tomorrow to take on newcomers Tasman United in their fourth round clash. It's definitely warranted and could come at the expense of Sam Mason-Smith who didn't fire last weekend.
Kilkolly was the first Bay player to venture to Lithuania. He said he would have no hesitation in recommending the move to fellow Kiwis.