Sidama derail Bahir Dar as Hadiya and Ethiopia Coffee draw

Hadiya Hossana held Ethiopia Coffee to a 1-1 draw as the Ethiopia Premier League entered week 11 on Monday, while Sidama Coffee emerged as 2-0 victors over Bahir Dar City.

It was an explosive first half at the Adama Science and Technology University Stadium with Ethiopia Coffee and Hadiya having a go at each other over the first 40 minutes but with no goals to show for their efforts.

However, Abdulkerim Worku struck for Ethiopia Coffee in the 41st minute to give them a 1-0 lead.

Ethiopia Coffee looked to take the lead into the break but on 44 minutes, Temesgen Birhanu equalised for Hadiya Hossana to bring the scores level at 1-1.

In the second game of the day, Sidama Coffee got out of the gates quite early with a ninth-minute goal by Git Gatkouth.

Sidama went into the halftime break holding onto their lead and dominating possession.

The second half was a bit more evenly matched as Bahir Dar came back forcefully.

Sidama sat back and soaked up all the pressure while Bahir Dar poured forward.

Bahir Dar were punished for throwing so many men forward when Sidama got their rewards in the 82nd minute with a second goal from Fikreysus TekleBirhan to take the victory spoils.