In the final match of the CAF First Round, Ethiopia hosted neighbors Somalia (pictured) in Addis Ababa. The two had played to a 0-0 draw in the first leg, so the pressure was on Ethiopia to win at home in order to advance to the CAF Second Round. The Ocean Stars of Somalia were in for a long night as the Walyas were on form today. An Ethiopia goal in the fifth minute assured us that at the very least there would be no extra time. Ethiopia took the 1-0 lead into the half, but all Somalia needed was a tie in order to advance due to the road-goals tiebreaker.Shimeles Bekele wanted nothing to do with drama. Bekele scored twice in a four minute span just after the hour mark of the match, giving Ethiopia a 3-0 lead and ending Somalia hopes. A fourth goal came three minutes from time. The poor Somalia goalkeeper was clearly exhausted as the match was almost over, and he dropped a shot hit straight at him in stoppage time, spilling the rebound into the net for Ethiopia's fifth and final goal in the 5-0 rout. Ethiopia eliminate Somalia 5-0 on aggregate score and advance to participate in round two of African qualifying, starting June 2012. Ethiopia will be part of Group A with South Africa, Botswana, and Central African Republic.
Goals
Ethiopia
Omod Okwury 5
Shimeles Bekele 62, 65
Getaneh Kebede 87, 90+4
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