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Michael Olunga ends goal drought in Japan

Kashiwa Reysol's Kenyan striker Michael Olunga poses for photos with the J-League Player of the Month Award for August.

Photo credit: Pool |
Geofrey Anene

By  Geoffrey Anene

Contributor

NMG Sport

What you need to know:

  • However, Marinos turned the match around in the second half with Erik scoring the equaliser in the 77 minute, before own goal from Reysol defender Takuma Ominami put them 2-1 in the 82nd minute and Daizen Maeda's 92nd minute strike quashed any hopes of a comeback from the hosts.  
  • Kashiwa’s loss against Marinos leaves them in eighth place with 30 pints from 19 matches.

Michael Olunga ended his goal drought after scoring in Kashiwa Reysol’s 3-1 loss against defending champions Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan’s top-tier league (J1 League) at Hitachi Stadium on Sunday.

The lanky Kenyan international, who had gone two matches without a goal, headed Kashiwa in front in the 40th minute from a Hiromu Mitsumaru corner. Mitsumaru was introduced in the 36th minute for Sachiro Toshima, who suffered a serious injury.

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