Match Report
The table read 12th (Hadiya Hosaena, 48 pts) against 9th (Awassa Kenema, 50 pts), 2 points apart. On recent form Awassa Kenema sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Hadiya Hosaena 0.82 scored and 0.92 conceded per game, Awassa Kenema 0.97 and 0.87, with the league averaging 0.89.
Awassa Kenema had not won in 5 games.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hadiya Hosaena 2, draws 4, Awassa Kenema 3, at 1.78 goals per meeting. Only 22% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Adama Science and Technology University Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Hadiya Hosaena: Henok Arfichu (64')
Key stats
Possession: Hadiya Hosaena 46% · Awassa Kenema 54% · Total shots: 5-7 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 6-6