Kenya's Michael Olunga Stars as Al Duhail Clinch Qatar Stars Cup Victory
Khaled Hegazy
Dailysports's expert
Kenyan player Michael Olunga was very important in Al Duhail's 2-1 win against Al Arabi in the Qatar Stars Cup final on Friday. The game was played at Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, which is part of the Qatar Sports Club.
At the start of the game, Al Duhail tried to put pressure on Al Arabi. Luis Alberto had a strong shot in the 17th minute, but Al Arabi's goalkeeper stopped it. Olunga scored the first goal in the 27th minute. He did this after Ghanem Al-Menhali made a good pass, and Olunga easily kicked the ball into the net with his left foot.
In the 36th minute, Al Duhail almost scored another goal. Luis Alberto and Olunga played well together, but Al Arabi's goalkeeper made a great save, so the score stayed at 1-0.
In the 39th minute, Benjamin Borrego calmly scored the second goal for Al Duhail, and Al Arabi succeeded in reducing the difference in the 55th minute, and had a chance to equalize in the 77th minute when he was awarded a penalty kick, but Al Duhail goalkeeper Bautista Burke saved a decisive penalty kick, helping his team win the match.