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Kenya striker Michael Olunga scored from the penalty spot to help Al Duhail SC secure a 1-0 win against Al Shamal in the Qatar Stars League fixture on Monday.
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Sensing danger, Duhail responded with some attacks of their own to level matters, and Shorta keeper Ahmed Basil was forced into two quick saves – first from Sultan al-Brake, then from Almoez Ali but the scoreline remained 1-0.at the half-time break.
On resumption, Duhail kept pressing for the leveller but they had to wait until the 57th minute when Ismail Mohamed won the ball from the middle of play, side-stepped past three players before laying a neat pass to the Kenyan striker, who did not waste time with a first time effort, to score his eighth goal of the competition, and move four goals clear at the top of the scorers chart.
28 Apr 2021 - 9:21
AFC
Iraq’s Al Shorta SC ended a four-match losing run after beating Qatar’s Al Duhail SC 2-1 on Matchday Five of the 2021 AFC Champions League Group C yesterday.
The result was a blow to Al Duhail’s Round of 16 hopes, with the Qatari side having entered the tie with an unbeaten record as group leaders while Al Shorta - already eliminated - were looking for their first points of the campaign.
The Iraqi side started with a bang, taking the lead inside three minutes after Fahad Youssef’s cross from the left flank was deflected into the path of the onrushing Amjad Attwan, who hit a powerful effort on the volley that nestled in the back of the net despite goalkeeper Salah Zakaria’s desperate attempt to parry it.