Match Report
10 points and 10 places separated them: Ethiopian Medhin 16th with 43, Kedus Giorgis 6th with 53. Kedus Giorgis had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ethiopian Medhin 0.78 scored and 0.84 conceded per game, Kedus Giorgis 0.89 and 0.84, with the league averaging 0.89.
A win had eluded Ethiopian Medhin for 6 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Ethiopian Medhin win, 2 for Kedus Giorgis, 2 draws, at 1 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Addis Ababa Stadium (capacity 35,000). On the scoreboard, Ethiopian Medhin led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Ethiopian Medhin: Biruk Mulugeta (41'), Biruk Mulugeta (62'), Biruk Belachew (89')
Key stats
Possession: Ethiopian Medhin 45% · Kedus Giorgis 55% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 7-3