Kenyan International Michael Olunga was on target for Al Duhail as the team was held to a one-all draw by Al-Sailiya in the Qatar Stars League on Monday, January 17.On the 17th day of the first month of the year, the former Gor Mahia striker scored his 17th goal of the season to extend his stay at the summit of the scorers’ chart.The result saw Duhail and Olunga fail to add the gap between them and second-placed Al-Sadd on points, with only two points separating the two teams with the latter having played four games less.Michael Olunga’s goal for Al Duhail against Al-Sailiya earlier today. The fans chanting To Olunga! Olunga! 😍 pic.twitter.com/bCEZuU2Syl— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) January 17, 2022 After a rather dull first half that saw both teams make a change each in that period, the hosts being the first to bring in a replacement after just 20 minutes and Duhail doing so 14 minutes later.It was Olunga who opened the scoring just ten minutes after the resumption to give Duhail the lead, tapping home an Almoez Ali pass from the left channel, with the traveling fans chanting his name.Duhail seemed set to bag all three points on the road until things changed three minutes into the stoppage time and they had to settle for a draw as Majdi Siddiq drew the hosts level.56’ ⚽️ قوووووووول !!@OgadaOlunga ❤️ أولونغاالسيلية 0 × 1 #الدحيلالاسبوع 15 | #دوري_نجوم_QNB pic.twitter.com/BSJ82BcUvq— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) January 17, 2022 The Harambee Stars captain has now scored in each of the last three games for his club, netting a brace against Al-Arabi, one goal against Al-Gharafa, and against Al-Sailiya on Monday.He now has a healthy six-goal buffer between himself and second top scorer Baghdad Bounedjah who is in action in the Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria.
