Ethiopia 3-3 Algeria
28′ 48′ Getaneh Kebede, 63′ Dawit Fikadu
42′ Islam Slimani, 61′ Aissa Mandi, 85′ Faouzi Ghoulam (P)
AFCON 2017 qualifiers, Group J
Addis Ababa Stadium – 17:00 (Local Time)
Live commentary from SoccerEthiopia.Net
FULL TIME: Ethiopia 3-3 Algeria
What a game.
87′ Algeria Substitution:
Yacine Brahimi out
Adlene Guedioura in
85′ GOAL!!!
Faouzi Ghoulam converts.
84′ Penalty for Algeria after Anteneh Tesfaye fouled Brahimi in the box
82′ Ethiopia Substitution:
Ramkel Lok out
Abdulkerim Mohammed in.
76′ Algeria Substitution:
Sofiane Feghouli out
Rachid Ghezzal in.
70′ Ethiopia Substitution:
Tadele Mengesha out
Elias Mamo in.
63′ GOAL!!!
Dawit Fikadu scores after Mbolhi saves Getaneh’s shot. 3-2.
62′ Abel Mamo denies Yacine Beahimi from range with a brilliant save.
61′ GOAL!!!
Aissa Mandi equalizes.
58′ Algeria Substitution:
Walid Mesloub out
Yassine Benzia in.
54′ Shimelis Bekele’s freekick punched out by Mbolhi
48′ GOAL!!!
Getaneh Kebede scores his 2nd of the day to give Walias the lead. What a pass from Tadele’s Mengesha…
47′ Algeria have come strong in the 2nd half, and Yacine Beahimi almost capitalized on a defensive mixup there.
Half Time Substitution – Ethiopia
Behailu Assefa out
Dawit Fikadu in.
46′ Second half underway.
HALF TIME: Ethiopia 1-1 Algeria
Getaneh Kebede gave the hosts the lead before Islam Slimani silenced the home crowd with a 42nd minute equalizer.
42′ GOAL!!!
Slimani equalizes for Algeria through a diving header. Ethiopian defence caught naping there.
41′ YELLOW
Islam Slimani booked for an elbow on Alula Girma.
40′ Rais Mbolhi has saved a few crosses from the Ethiopians, but otherwise the last 10 minutes have been uneventful.
31′ Slimani shoots just wide from the edge of the box.
30′ Ramkel Lok looked to have scored Ethiopia’s second, but it is ruled offside.
28′ GOAL!!!
Getaneh Kebede gives the hosts the lead from a corner.
22′ Tadele’s Mengesha volleys wide from the edge of the box.
21′ Getaneh Kebede’s freekick easily saved by Mbolhi.
18′ Getaneh Kebede was played through on goal by Shimelis Bekele, came one on one with Mbohi – but the ball is just too long.
16′ The crowd applaudes a quick exchange of passes between the Ethiopians.
13′ Souleiman Mohammed gets a talking to from the ref for a foul on Mahrez.
10′ Sofiane Feghouli’s cross caught Abel Mamo off guard, but he was able to put it away. 1st corner for Algeria.
6′ Encouraging stuff from the Ethiopians. The Algerians have not settled into their usual game yet.
4′ The Ethiopians are attacking here. 3rd corner in 4 minutes…
3′ Gatoch Panom’s shot from range is fisted away by Mbolhi.
1′ Kickoff: The Algerians get us underway.
4:55 PM – National anthems.
4:45 PM – The players are back in the dressing room and will soon come out for the kickoff. The stadium is completely packed at the moment.
4:20 PM – The players are out on the pitch warming up. The crowd has welcomed Riyad Mahrez with a standing ovation.
3:30 PM – Both sets of players have arrived at the stadium and are in their dressing rooms. Ethiopia assistant coach Fasil Tekalign, who missed the game in Blida due to his father’s funeral, is also present with the team Today.
The match Referees have also arrived and are inspecting the pitch and the nets.
Algeria Starting XI
Rais Mbohi (GK)
Faouzi Ghoulam – Aissa Mandi – Carl Medjani – Mehdi Zeffane
Saphir Taider
Riyad Mahrez – Walid Mesloub – Sofiane Feghouli – Yacine Brahimi
Islam Slimani
Substitutes
Mehdi Abeid
Hichem Blkeroui
Yassine Benzia
Riad Boudebouz
Rachid Ghezzal
Malik Asselah
Adlane Guedioira
Ethiopia Starting XI
Abel Mamo (GK)
Alula Girma – Aschalew Tamene – Anteneh Tesfaye – Souleiman Mohammed
Gatoch Panom – Tadele Mengesha
Behailu Assefa – Shemeles Bekele – Ramkel Lok
Getaneh Kebede
Substitutes
Lealem Birhanu
Yared Bayeh
Wondifraw Getahun
Tekalign Dejene
Abdulkerim Mohammed
Elias Mamo
Dawit Fikadu
Team News – Ethiopia
Shimelis Bekele will captain Ethiopia Today. Asrat Megersa and Tarik Getnet are ruled out of the game due to injury, while youngster Binyam Belay failed to make it to the 18 man team. Tadele’s Mengesha, Anteneh Tesfaye, Souleiman Mohammed and Abel Mamo all started on the bench in the 7-1 drubbing in Blida on Friday, but they make the starting 11 Today.
Referees
Referee – Davis Ongache Omweno
1st assistant – Marwa Range
2nd assistant – Gilbert Cheruiyot
Kit
Ethiopia: Green – Yellow – Red
Algeria: White – White – White
Stadium Entrance Fee
Kibur Tribun – 500 Birr
Tila Fok -300 Birr
Keman Anshe with chair – 100 Birr
Keman Anshe without chair – 50 Birr
Katanga – 20 Birr
Mismar Tera – 10 Birr
