Match Report
Shire Endaselassie went into the game 19th in the table on 41 points; Mebrat Hayl sat 4th on 55 — a 14-point gap. Shire Endaselassie had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Shire Endaselassie 0.65 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Mebrat Hayl 0.82 and 0.63, with the league averaging 0.89.
Shire Endaselassie had gone 8 games without a win.
Shire Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Shire Endaselassie led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Shire Endaselassie: Anteneh Tesfaye (21')
Key stats
Possession: Shire Endaselassie 31% · Mebrat Hayl 69% · Total shots: 2-7 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 0-7