This archive report was first published on 25 August 2019.
On Sunday, August 25, 2019, Kenyan international Michael Olunga scored a brace as Kashiwa Reysol beat relegation-threatened Gifu 4-0 at the Nagaragawa Stadium.
Brazilian forward Cristiano da Silva opened the scoring in the seventh minute, and defender Jiro Kamata doubled the lead in the 28th with a powerful header. Olunga then completed the job scoring in the 34th and 59th minutes.
With 14 goals in 19 matches this season, Olunga is in fine form as the team chases promotion back to the Chinese top-flight league, the Super League. They are at the helm with 61 points from 29 matches, with only five games left to the end of the season.
Elsewhere in Zambia, Jesse Were scored the all-important goal as Zesco United edged Green Mamba from Eswatini by a solitary goal in a Caf Champions League preliminary round return leg at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola on Saturday.
