Olunga blanks as Duhail suffer a slight set back in title chase

Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga could not find his scoring midas touch on Friday night as Al Duhail fell by two goals to nothing against Al Gharafa.Further, the former Gor Mahia forward was overtaken in the scoring chart by Al-Wakrah’s Jacinto Dala who moved to 15 goals, one more than Olunga, who grabbed a brace against Al Shamal.##NAJAVA_MECA_7180191##This was only Duhail’s second loss of the season, the first one having come at the start of the season in August last year when they lost 4-2 to Al-Wakrah.Following the loss, the Hernan Crespo-coached side lost the chance to reclaim the top spot taken by Al-Arabi following their win earlier on Thursday.However, there is still hope for Olunga and Duhail considering that they have a match in hand having played 18 games while Al-Arabi have played 19, with only one point separating the two sides.Otanga enjoying resurgence at Police after torrid time in LibyaAfter a barren first half, Gharafa’s Ahmed Alganehi broke the deadlock two minutes after the hour mark to give his side the lead with Moayed Hassan adding the second deep in stoppage time to condemn end Duhail’s 16-match unbeaten streak.Up next for Duhail is their rescheduled match against Al Rayyan on Tuesday as they try to return to winning ways and reclaim the top spot on the log.

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