Match Report
Ethiopia went into the game 3rd in the table on 5 points; Ghana sat 2nd on 13 — an 8-point gap. The last five rounds placed Ethiopia no better than 23rd for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Ethiopia 0.67 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Ghana 1.17 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.2.
The referee was B. Yuven Ngwa, with 16 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Ghana led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.