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The Red Knights will shift focus to the league following their exit in the tournament.
Harambee Stars skipper Michael Olunga has suffered heartbreak after Al Sailiya eliminated his Al Duhail side in the quarter-finals of Qatar’s Emir Cup.
Olunga played the entire 90 minutes of the encounter in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 11, at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.
Al Duhail, who were pre-tournament favorites, lost 5-4 in a penalty shootout to Al Sailiya after playing out a 2-2 draw in regular time.
Mehrdad Mohammadi put Al-Sailiya in front in the 18th minute from the spot, which sent an early indication that the Falcons did not want to lose the match.
However, Al Duhail leveled when Nam Tae-hee was able to breach Al Sailiya's defense at the half an hour mark with a low ball after riding a challenge from Almoez Ali to blast a left-footed shot past Amine Lecomte and into the bottom corner.
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The Kenyan stars returned to their clubs and played vital roles in Saturday’s games.
Swedish attacker Carlos Strandberg put Al Sailiya back in the lead in the 69th minute, but a quick goal in the closing stages of the match by Ghanaian international Muhammed Muntari forced the game to settle on penalties.
Al Duhail’s Luiz Junior was the unfortunate player to miss the spot-kick that crashed his side's dream of completing a quadruple this season.
The Red Knights were recently crowned Qatar Cup champions, a trophy they won after pocketing Ooredoo Cup.
Al Duhail will now shift their attention to their upcoming Qatar Stars League fixture against Al Gharafa set for Friday, April 14.
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