Match Report
Libya went into the game 3rd in the table on 3 points; Ethiopia sat 4th on 1 — a 2-point gap. On recent form Ethiopia sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Libya were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.67, Ethiopia 0.33 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.02 goals per team per game.
Ethiopia were winless in 9.
Stade du 19 Mai 1956 in Annaba staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.