Hadiya Hosaena held by Dire Dawa Kenema in tense Ethiopia Premier League draw

Hadiya Hosaena and Dire Dawa Kenema shared the points in a 1-1 draw in Match Round 37 of the Ethiopia Premier League, a result that does little to alter the mid-table picture but keeps both sides ticking towards the end of a long campaign.

• Hadiya Hosaena will play with Mekelakeya. July 04 at 12:00 (GMT), on None.
• Dire Dawa Kenema will play with Arba Minch Kenema. July 02 at 13:00 (GMT), on None.

Hadiya Hosaena

Dire Dawa Kenema

Substitutions:

Hadiya Hosaena

Dire Dawa Kenema

Ball possession:

The game, played out in tight, attritional fashion, never truly caught fire as an attacking contest, with neither side able to dominate the ball or create sustained pressure. Despite the scoreline, this was a meeting defined more by defensive structure and cautious game management than by attacking fluency.

Passes:

Both teams finished with officially recorded ball possession listed as 0-0 and shot counts remarkably logged at zero – underlining how little clear-cut action there was in and around either penalty area. Hadiya Hosaena failed to register a single shot on target, with no efforts recorded on goal at all, and Dire Dawa Kenema matched them in wastefulness with 0 shots on target and 0 attempts overall credited in the data.

Defense:

With the shooting statistics so sparse, the attacking narrative was largely reduced to isolated moments rather than sustained spells of pressure. No player on either side emerged as a clear leader in terms of attempts on goal, reflecting the scarcity of chances in the final third.

Face-to-face:

In midfield, neither team was able to impose itself in possession. Passing numbers told their own story: Hadiya Hosaena were listed with 0 total passes at 0% accuracy, while Dire Dawa Kenema mirrored those figures with 0 passes and 0% accuracy. There were no officially recorded key passes for either side – 0 for Hadiya Hosaena and 0 for Dire Dawa Kenema – reinforcing the impression of a match where creative quality was in short supply.

The last five games (including this match):

• Hadiya Hosaena – L
• Dire Dawa Kenema – W

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Line-ups:

Next games:

• Hadiya Hosaena will play with Mekelakeya. July 04 at 12:00 (GMT), on None.
• Dire Dawa Kenema will play with Arba Minch Kenema. July 02 at 13:00 (GMT), on None.