Harambee Stars forward Michael Olunga missed his second straight match as Kashiwa Reysol defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 2-1 on Saturday in a J1 League encounter.
Kashiwa Reysol fought to register the win with a goal each from Ataru Esaka and Hiroto Goya in the 36th and 38th minutes, respectively, helping the away side collect all points. Shimizu S-Pulse’s Carlos Antonio Carlinhos scored their only goal in the 90th minute.
Olunga was not in the matchday squad even after completely sitting out the previous J-League Cup match against their top-tier rivals Osaka Cerezo on September 2.
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Olunga is the current J1 League top scorer with 14 goals and the fact he missed Saturday's match come at a time he would have loved to be engaged and possibly score to race further ahead in the Golden Boot competition.