Ethiopia Premier League week 15 mid week matches provided some great moments with six matches lined up in what was a dramatic day of great football.There was a minute of silence in honor of the demised Ethiopians killed in Gambela last week.
Salhadin Said was on the mark his first goals since his return to Ethiopia where he rejoined St.George as they beat Sidama Bunna 1-0 in Yirgalem.
Togolese import Edom Hosorovi was the main man as he hit a hat-trick when Dashen Birra produced a virtuoso performance to upset Hadiya Hossana 4-0 in a one sided game as Dashen won their first league match after weeks of upsets and sorrow.
It was a great day for 10 man Ethiopia Bunna as they defeated Mekelakeya(Defence) 1-0. Hawassa Ketema continue on their fine form with a win over Diredawa Ketema. ArbaMinch
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Ethiopia Bunna needed a second half penalty to beat Mekelakeya in Addis Ababa. Cameroonian Yabeun William converted a spot kick after the recess. Wendifraw Geteahun and Baye Gezaghen were shown a red card as both sides finished their game with a man down.
Adama Ketema beat Electric 1-0 from a beautiful Tafese Tesfayegoal slotted in the second half as he scored his 10th goal of the season while Nigerian Peter Nuwadke saw his spot kick saved by Adama goalie Jafar Delil 3 minutes from time on the other hand ArbaMinch Ketema and Wolaitta Dicha ended their game in stalemate.
St.George’s win puts them firmly on top of the summit with 33 points whilst Adama are second with 27 points. Dedebit, who will face Ethiopia Nigd Bank on Friday, are third 8 points shy of the leaders. Electric and Hadiya Hossana sits at the bottom of the league table.
Log table as at 21.04.2016
| 1. |
St. Georges |
15 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
22:7 |
33 |
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Adama City |
15 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
20:14 |
27 |
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| 3. |
Dedebit |
14 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
23:16 |
25 |
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| 4. |
Welayta Dicha |
15 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
14:16 |
24 |
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Awassa |
15 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
17:19 |
22 |
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Ethiopia Bunna |
15 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
14:14 |
21 |
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| 7. |
Dire Dawa |
15 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
14:15 |
21 |
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| 8. |
Mekelakeya |
15 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
13:11 |
19 |
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| 9. |
Sidama Bunna |
15 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
16:20 |
19 |
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| 10. |
Ethiopia Nigd Bank |
14 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
10:10 |
17 |
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| 11. |
Dashen Birra |
15 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
11:13 |
16 |
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| 12. |
Arba Menche |
15 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
11:13 |
16 |
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| 13. |
EEPCO |
15 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
12:16 |
16 |
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| 14. |
Hossana Kenema |
15 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
14:27 |
6 |
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Midweek results:
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21.04. 05:00 |
Awassa |
2 – 0 |
Dire Dawa |
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21.04. 05:00 |
Dashen Birra |
4 – 0 |
Hossana Kenema |
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21.04. 05:00 |
Ethiopia Bunna |
1 – 0 |
Mekelakeya |
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21.04. 05:00 |
Sidama Bunna |
0 – 1 |
St. Georges |
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21.04. 07:30 |
EEPCO |
0 – 1 |
Adama City |
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Arba Menche 0-0 Welayta Dicha
Round 16 Fixtures:
| Round 15 |
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22.04. 07:30 |
Dedebit |
Ethiopia Nigd Bank |
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| Round 16 |
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26.04. 05:00 |
Adama City |
Ethiopia Bunna |
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26.04. 05:00 |
Dire Dawa |
Sidama Bunna |
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26.04. 05:00 |
Hossana Kenema |
Awassa |
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26.04. 05:00 |
Welayta Dicha |
Dashen Birra |
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26.04. 07:30 |
St. Georges |
EEPCO |
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27.04. 05:00 |
Mekelakeya |
Dedebit |
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27.04. 07:30 |
Ethiopia Nigd Bank |
Arba Menche |
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