Underdog Ethiopia Wins International Football Match

I have had to turn to "soccer", the other football, for my spectator sport. I often catch a match on TV on the weekend with my colleagues, who are big fans. But TV can't compare with watching a match with 100,000 rabid national fans. One of the benefits is a big soccer game only costs about $3.40 for the best seats in Bahir Dar's new stadium, which opens the gates for free after the match starts to fill the stadium.

Ethiopia football fans all told me it didn't have a chance. It was coming off a loss to Madagascar, but it had to win its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 qualifier against two-time African champions Côte d'Ivoire to have any hope of  advancing. But it was a beautiful day and I had never been to an international football game. After we met with the President of the University and a reviewer of our Ambassador's Program from Addis, my BDU colleague and friend Zewdu suggested we take this beautiful afternoon off with Jill and Merouane to watch the game.
It was a great game. You could feel the air go out of the stadium when Côte d'Ivoire scored the first goal just minutes into the game. But then something happened. But the despair only lasted about 10 minutes before Ethiopia tied the match, and another 10 minutes before it went ahead. The next hour of play was holding onto a slim lead. It was a great game.
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