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Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga was on target again for his side Al Duhail but that did prevent the Qatar Stars League champions from suffering yet another defeat.
Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga warmed up for the upcoming four-nations tournament with a goal for his club Al Duhail but that was not enough to save the Qatari champions from defeat.
In what has been a meek defence of their Qatar Stars League title, Al Duhail suffered a seventh league defeat following a 2-1 reverse away to Al Wakrah.
Olunga broke the deadlock after 25 minutes with a simple tap in into an empty net after a defensive error by Lucas Sainsbury, whose backpass header evaded the onrushing goalkeeper Saoud Al Khater, leaving the onrushing Kenyan striker with the simplest of tasks to make it 1-0 for The Red Knights.
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It was Olunga’s 10th league goal of the season which leaves him seven behind Algerian Yacine Brahimi of Al Gharafa in the chase for the Golden Boot Award, which he has claimed in the last two seasons.
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Al Wakrah had two wonderful opportunities to equalise within the span of a minute, but were denied by the crossbar on each occasion, first through Rabeh Yahya’s 30-yard shot and soon another cracking shot by Fathi 37 seconds later, Al Duhail maintaining their lead going into the break.
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Al Wakrah substituted Ahmed Fadel for Khaled Ali during the break, and the arrival of the Qatari midfielder appeared to have an effect on the team, as the ball distribution and passing proved to be much better.
He stamped his presence on the game in the 62nd minute when he got the equaliser for Al Wakrah with a low, but well-driven left-footed shot from the edge of the 25-yard box to give the home crowd something to cheer about.
Despite several attempts from Christophe Galtier’s Al Duhail, it was Al Wakrah who had the last laugh as Mohamed Benyettou ensured his team got the maximum points in the high-octane encounter after grabbing the winner with a fine header from Khaled Ali’s corner kick in the third minute of additional time.
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Al Duhail are having a season to forget with their last league win coming in November and they are now sixth on the 12-team standings with 19 points from 16 matches, 18 behind leaders Al Sadd.
Olunga remains the only positive aspect in Al Duhail currently as he has continued scoring even if they are not winning. His goal on Sunday was the second in four games since his return from a two-month injury layoff in February.
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