Bahir Dar City and Ethiopian Insurance fought out a pulsating 2-2 draw to give Leaders, St George some breathing space for the first time in over 15 weeks.
Bahir Dar City drew first blood in the 5th minute when their inform striker, Habtamu Tadesse scored to give them a 1-0 lead.
Simon Piter has been a force for Ethiopian Insurance this season and he came through once again for them with a stunning equaliser for 1-1.
His partner in crime, Habib Kemal struck in the 51st minute to give Ethiopian Insurance a 2-1 lead.
Bahir Dar still had some fight in them, and they got their breakthrough in the 82nd minute with a goal by Adem Abbas which brought the tie to 2-2 draw.
The result suits St George who are on 48 points, but now 5 points ahead of Bahir Dar City who are on 43 points and Ethiopian Insurance sit on 38 points.
There are still 9 weeks to go this season and a lot more drama as we wait to see if either of these teams can overhaul St George.
However, St George will look to capitalise on the draw tonight to increase their lead to 8 points.
