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However, they had the better of the exchanges in the opening minutes and could have gone two goals up in the first 10 minutes of play as in the first instance, Olunga found himself in a great position to score in the 5th minute but his powerful header from the centre of the box just sailed over the crossbar.
Three minutes later, the Al Rayyan goal had another escape as Almoez Ali’s thundering shot from outside the penalty area missed the net by inches. But with the game seemingly under Al Duhail’s control, Al Rayyan broke their momentum with a lucky strike in the 13th minute.
“It is not a friendly game that we will be playing,” Olunga told
beIN Sports. “Al Ahly are the Africans champions and they are strong but of course we respect them but we do not fear them.
“We will be playing at home, we will have our fans and it is going to be a good and balanced game but at the end of the day, we will have to stick to our philosophy as a team.
“I believe with a good tactical approach I believe we have a chance.”
Olunga, however, did not want to talk about a possible showdown with Bayern Munich – which he says would be a dream – as he insisted on the need to focus on Al Ahly first.