Ethiopia 2-0 Somalia
The lively 12th player at the Awassa Stadium terraces played a great role as host nation for the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup tournament, Ethiopia edged Somalia 2-0 on Wednesday.
After losing 1-0 to Rwanda on day one, the Walia Stars picked the winning momentum, overcoming horn of Africa nation, Somalia 2-0 on the day.
A goal piece in each half from Nasser Mohammed and Girma Behailu gave the under fire coach Yohannes Sahle a sigh of relief after threats had emerged for his dear job.
Ten minutes into the game, Elias Mamo crossed for Nasser Mohammed Nasser who connected with a powerful header for the opener to ignite the already charged fans in the Awassa terraces.
Eleven minutes later, the hosts had a clear out chance to celebrate yet another goal but Mamo’ s effort kissed the woodwork.
Mamo the provider almost turned scorer with his 21st minute ambitious shot that failed to find the mark blazing over the bar.
Half time score read 1-0 in favor of the Walia Stars despite an avalanche of scoring opportunities put to waste.
Behailu Girma had the second goal eight minutes to the game death to hand the host nation the opening victory of the campaign.
Tanzania who won against Rwanda on Tuesday still lead Group A with six points with a quarter final berth already assured.
Ethiopia, is now third in the group.
The host nation will face Tanzania in the final group game as Somali is set to play Rwanda.
