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Olunga scores first hat-trick in 2021 AFC Champions League as Al Duhail win seven-goal thriller

Michael Olunga continued his fine goalscoring streak in Qatar with a hat-trick in Al Duhail’s 4-3 victory over Esteghlal in an AFC Champions League encounter on Wednesday.

The Harambee Stars striker’s heroics made him the first player to score three goals in an AFC Champions League match this year.

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We have our first hat-trick in #ACL2021 as Michael Olunga fires Al Duhail back into the lead!#ACL2021 | #DUHvEST | ud83cuddf6ud83cudde6 DUH 4-3 EST ud83cuddeeud83cuddf7 pic.twitter.com/89iAsA6vIZ— #ACL2021 (@TheAFCCL) April 21, 2021

Olunga inspired the hosts' comeback in Jeddah with his equaliser six minutes after Amir Arsalan Motahari opened the scoring for Esteghlal in the fourth minute.