Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga and Al Duhail will have to wait for the final day to claim the title after falling 3-1 to Al-Sadd in a match that would have seen them crowned champions had they won.This was only Duhail’s third loss of the season, dropping three points when they needed them the most to get crowned champions with a match to spare.Duhail needed only to win the game, or for Al-Arabi to lose theirs but the latter beat Al-Gharafa to take the fight to the final day of the campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_7226647##Baghdad Bounedjah opened the scoring with four minutes left in the first half to see his side head into the break with a 1-0 lead.Six minutes into the second half, Akram Afif doubled the advantage for Al-Sadd, the time Baghdad Bounedjah assuming the creation duties.The former Gor Mahia midfielder then got one back for Duhail from the spot but Rodrigo Tabata reclaimed Al-Sadd’s two-goal cushion two minutes later.Johnathan McKinstry: The gutsy Northern Irishman daring to return Gor Mahia to its glory daysAl-Sadd however had to finish the match with a man less after Tarek Salman was given his marching orders with two minutes left to the end of the match.Duhail play Al Shamal SC next while Al-Arabi face off with Al-Sadd on the last day of the campaign.
