Sunday night was a particularly good day in office for Harambee Stars’ captain Michael Olunga and defender Joseph Okumu.While Olunga continued with his red hot scoring streak for his Al Duhail side in the Qatar Stars League, former Chemelil Sugar boy Okumu revelled in keeping a clean sheet for his victorious Gent side in the Belgian top tier league.Here is a wrap of how the action unfolded for the Stars Abroad.Michael OlungaStraight from duty with the national team, Olunga wasted no time in continuing with his red hot streak in front of goal for club as he scored his league-high eighth goal of the season to help his Al Duhail side overcome opponents Al Rayyan 3-0 in a league match staged at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar.From the referee’s first whistle signalling start of play, Duhail looked intent to get the job done from the onset.+3p Big win on the road @DuhailSC ♥️ pic.twitter.com/kJ1dtoNEN0— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) October 17, 2021 Just three minutes in, Brazilian foward Edmilson Junior put Duhail in front from the penalty spot after being brought down in the area. Junior making no mistake as he picked himself up to squeeze the ball past the arms of the diving goalkeeper.Five minutes to the first half break, Olunga gave his team another chance to extend their lead before the break when he earned them a second penalty after being brought down in the box. This time, captain Ali Almoez stepped up to take the kick and he scored the second after sending the keeper the wrong way.Olunga was next on the score sheet in the 54th minute as he cleverly got to the end of a through ball from Ismael Mohammed to tap into an empty net and hammer the final nail in Rayyan’s coffin.صـــور المبــــاراة 📸 pic.twitter.com/HOZBXQDgNE— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) October 17, 2021 With the goal, Olunga, who now has eight goals in five games, went joint top of the scorer’s charts alongside Al Sadd’s Baghdad Bounedjah who has played a game extra.With the win, Duhail sit second on 15 points, four behind Al Sadd having played a game less.Joseph OkumuAs Olunga, Okumu was drafted straight into the starting eleven after the international break where he helped his side to a clean sheet as Gent emerged 2-0 winners against Eupen at the Ghelamco Arena in Gent, Belgium.Mooie afsluiter van het weekend met drie oververdiende punten op zak! 🔵⚪ #COBW #gnteup #jpl pic.twitter.com/ObZwFFSxTY— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) October 17, 2021 A man of the match performance from Dutch international Tarik Tissoudali ensured all the three points stayed safely at home. The striker scored the first goal in the 42nd minute before setting up Laurent Depoitre for the second on the 71st minute.With the return to league winning ways, Gent jumped to 12th on the log on 14 points.
