Olunga suffers Emir Cup heartache

Michael Olunga’s Al Duhail exited the Emir Cup in the quarter final stage after losing to Al-Sailiya in post-match penalties on Monday night at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. They were the Emir Cup defending champions.Fresh from winning the Qatar Cup, the league leaders were keen on putting themselves in a position to bag another title but in the end in wasn’t to be as after a two-all draw in regulation time they lost 504 via post-match kicks.##NAJAVA_MECA_7162581##Olunga was named in the starting XI and played throughout the match as they bowed out of the competition in a match that they dominated and had 76% of the possession.Mehrdad Mohammadi opened the scoring for Sailiya from the penalty spot in the 17th minute before Nam Tae Hee drew Duhail level after 31 minutes of play. Carlos Strandberg then restored the underdog’s lead in the 69th minute and just as it looked like Duhail would bow out in regulation time, Ghanaian born attacker, Mohammed Muntari got the leveler for the defending champions in the fifth minute of stoppage time.In the penalty shootout Sailiya scored all their kicks and Louise Martin miss for Duhail saw them crush out of the cup.Duhail now sift focus to the league where they lead the log with 42 points two more than second-placed Al Arabai. They also have a game in hand.Al Ahly SC wins record 38th Egypt Cup Title

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