Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga scored a brace as Al Duhail came twice from behind to beat Al-Arabi 3-2 on Monday evening to book a place in the Qatar Amir Cup semi-final.The match started with high intensity, with Al Arabi taking the lead inside three minutes through former Duhail striker Youssef Msakni, who pounced on a Philippe Coutinho poor clearance to slot home from the edge of the box.##NAJAVA_MECA_8101351##The lead lasted for five minutes before Olunga restored parity in the eighth minute with a header from Almoez Ali’s cross from the left flank but two minutes later Msakni completed his brace, capitalizing on a defensive mix-up to unleash a long-range shot that caught Salah Zakaria off the line in The Red Knights goal.⚽️ | Quick equalizer for Al-Duhail with a header by ‘Olunga’#Amir_Cup 🏆 . pic.twitter.com/N6QFGZDupf— Amir Cup 🏆 (@QFA_EN) May 13, 2024 In the 25th minute, Coutinho, who was at fault for Arabi’s opening goal, amended his error when a clearance from the opponents’ defenders landed on his weak foot, firing home from close range to level matters and taking the match to breather tied at 2-2.The visitors made a tactical substation at the start of the second half but did nothing to weaken Christophe Galtier’s charges, who instead took control of affairs in the 59th minute when Olunga sent a furious shot from inside the box to complete his double of the evening from an Ismael Mohammed assist.⚽️ | Al-Duhail takes the lead by Olunga’s Goal 🔥#Amir_Cup 🏆 pic.twitter.com/g5AVeZYBoN— Amir Cup 🏆 (@QFA_EN) May 13, 2024 The two goals took Olunga’s tally to 15 in 18 matches with the Red Knights this season.Al Duhail will now face the winners between Umm Salal and Al Gharafa in the last four.Date with destiny for MOFA and Fortune Sacco as playoff date is set
