Sebeta – Newly promoted Dedebit FC was declared the 2009/10 Ethiopian Cup Winners after their opponents and current league champions St. George FC saw 5 of their players sent off.
Dedebit FC was leading 1-0 when the referee stopped the match.
The problem started when striker Michael Tadesse was sent off following a harsh word of exchange with the referee. Some players from St. George confronted the official and soon after Adane Girma received his marching order. The decision enraged Saints’ fans and their efforts to invade the pitch were only prevented by the large police force present at the game. It took 25 minutes before the match resumed again.
After the break, with what seems an apparent intention to be sent off, Saints’ goalie was seen collecting the ball with his hand outside the penalty on more than one occasion .The ref had no choice but to send him off. Sadly, his replacement did the same thing and he too was sent off.
Soon after, the referee ended the match and declared Dedebit FC the winner.
Watch the video here
shame on you St.george. what a shameful act is that? you bit the refre? Shame on you!
How can one name a sport club Dedebit any way? The refree sending off 5 players is unheard of, at least to my knowledge. We have witnessed 7 goals in this worldcup not the sending of 50% of the players. Is the ‘new club’ managed by the engish manager?
Elihu, you should have watched the video before you leave comment so that you would understand why the St. George players got all the red cards which definitely deserved it. In my opinion, Adane Girma should be suspended for a lil longer. How come a player beat up a ref??? this is so stupid and bad attitude. Anyways I’m very disappointed by St. George or ‘bira’ as you may call it.
what a shameful act…this coward creatures…they have to be banned from the fedration for good….i cant believe no fucken fedration is steeping up to condemn this act…the stupid etv commentator on thursday morning (**the other guy not the black skinny one**)was trying to put the blame on the ref,what a shame .i watched the video and its so sad to make a growen man cry..i swear to god this losers has to lose this previllege…they are lucky to be in such position….its a sad day for ethiopian football family and federation…….guys we have to organize petittion and condemn this suckers…..sorry for my lunguage am so pissed…
The article claims that a harsh word exchange with the referee, but if the incident happened as described as the above the above comments, I strongly agree for corrective action. I wish if all involved in the incident or biased before the game or who acted as a biasing factor use this opportunity to learn from this honorable mistake and teach our kids how to mange loosing and winning peacefully .Moreover, instead of demonizing stronger teams, it will be wishful to learn from their strength. I also believe that this is a shameful mistake and will have a negative impact on kids specially watched the incident as it happened. Let us stop judging and fueling and find the root cause of the problem and look for the solution at least to reduce this kind of incident. Unless it is stopped, this kind of incident was very common in the past and will continue in the future. I am a strong supporter of Saint George and will always respect its contenders and wishes best luck for each team. VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!
Best Regards,
Haile
shame on you St.george. what a shameful job is z players r doing.this is a lack of good personality.ethiopian St.george players mined is below any players mined in the world.I prefer to take them back to KG and they should take “gibiregebi lenegeru kemender telekakimew aydel yemetut english enikuan yekuas abatua goal teshirobat endih alihonum enikuanis…”this is one of “yemenider chawota megelecha”lemanignawmi techawachu 2 amet keziyami belay endihum yeziyan yahil asifelagim ayemesilegnm wey lehager alitekem wey lerasu alihon eziyaw seferu kuchi bilo biyawdeledil yishalewal.sorry betami siletenadediku new
thanks
This is a deliberate act by the Government to make Dedebit a winner. Dedebit is a Woyane Club .. so , they provoke the St. George’s to get a reason to give them a red card.
Imagine, a club of 50 years, with enough experience can not do a silly thing of fighting with a referee. The Goverment wanted DEDEBIT to be called a winner ..same tactic as the so called election.
no fool here.
@ Haile… i am really amazed about your comment. A comment like this can not be expected from an individual with a normal mind status. Anyways i am so ashamed of the St. George players and i strongly believe the Federation shall take any necessary (even harsh) measure to get the football back on track… the root problem of Ethiopian football is nothing but lack of discipline!!
Thank you,
bla bla bla talking a lot about St. George…Here is the truth, when ever St. George faces uncorrupted referees this is what happens all the time..if we wish to see Ethiopian football a progress we should put St.George in a museum(make them stop all the competition in football) they r the cancer for Ethiopian football; ever negative thing is always related to them because of the money they have and their history; as long as their is no other big opponent with a lot of money every thing is always going to be done to favor them one way or another…the past 30 years this is what happened with no change it will continue the next 30 yrs…. oppositely if we put them and their history a step side off Ethiopian football and lobby the owners( mainly sheik alamudine) to help all the other equally in different ways…and then we could lift up our football a little bit….
I am amused, rather wondered, about what happened in the pitch. This is really unacceptable,and Eff should punish the team and, especially, the players. There shouldn’t be any excuse for them–for seladin and other player who punched the ref. Poor ref!! He would have thought only to officiating the game but that wouldn’t happen when there’s a team, which called St George playing. Ironically, though, that what they did for years–bribing the refs and the federation to do them favor to be champion. We, Ethiopia Buna Fans, know the the truth, and we were the victim of this unfair and illegal acts of the federation and the refs. I wouldn’t mind at all, no matter what happened, if the federation punished the the team(bira) to pay as much as hundreds thousand Birr,and denied the players to not to play again in the PL. I hate Bira,and,as the saying goes ‘what goes around comes around,they are reaping what they cropped. I am glad this happened to them, and the ref was right to show all the red cards for those stupid players. Long live Ethiopia Buna.
what ashame is it, all adane, seladin and michael should punish for their bad character and out from the selection to the national team
because any body do not expect this kind of discipline from such
foot ball player . it is very ashamed the federation should have to take a strict measurement.
This players from St. George should be banned for a year without pay. It’s the only way to set an example, get them where it hurts. The EFF should not in any way be tolerant of this behaviour, this tag’s belong on the street and not be allowed to even step in the stadium. This is the reason Ethiopia has not quilified for any major tournment. Discipline and respect for the game is the most important ascept of the game. If this gangsters don’t fellow the rules they lose the privilage to play, simple as that. No wonder Ethiopia has not quilified for any major football tornment.
It simlpy shows tha fall of ethiopian football. I used to be one of the attaindant in Addis Ababa stadium,but such arrogance and over reaction has never happened in the history. Its a shame on that so called st.George club. I know the players very well and i just want all of you to know that non of them deserve to be a football player not even close to. So disappointing!!
I have two thing two say. Incidents like this are not acceptable in any football pitch. However, it happens. Before all of us try to say some thing about it we should put our self in the players & the referee’s position. The first problem for this situation is taking the final much to Sebeta where most people can’t really see what happened. The second problem is ETV. From my experience I personally have doubt on the trueness of ETV news. I still agree that the players need to be patient and respect the referees’ decision. But this made our referees’ to do what ever they want to because they can get away with it so easily in the past. This is not a question of loving or hating Saint George it is a matter of improving our falling football in any aspect.
*people who are a real fun of football do not wish or pray for the team that they not support to go out of the competition. I don’t think this is healthy.
* I love st.george that doesn’t make me to not like everything that buna (ethio coffee) players do.* according to me our football by it self is not on that stage of Manchester united & city or Madrid & Barsa etc where both teams have their own facilities. They don’t even try to destroy one another.
Most of the comment that was stated above doesn’t look right. It just looks like trying to destroy the club. This for me is UNHEALTHY SPORT MAN SHIP.
Finally if we like to see our football changed I say lets start working from our self. Instead of blaming the player, coaches, federation etc … Ask our self what we have done to improve or football. It is not one man job. It takes the whole nation to stand and act. At list go to the stadiums and scream on the players spending the night in a bar or who do foolish acts in the pitch etc. On the other hand give ahand for those who relay fight and work hard to improve their and their team football. IT ALL HELPS. LET’S TRY IT.
Saint george football players should be banned forever and the club suspended for 10 years according to FIFA’s code of conduct and regulations , there shouldn’t be any compromise, the current punishement is really unacceptable by any standared, supoose this event has happened in the English PL. what decision would it look like? or let us say this unheared mishapps in the history of football,brutal and cruel action has been done by other EPL team , would the federation pass the same decision.favouring Saint george football 5team is not only killing Ethiopian football but burring it once and for all. let us think what message we are passing to the next generation ,todays children.the decision has to be corrective , educative and accoring to the international standared
The damage to the referee has to be handeled by the court , how can several saint george’s players hit the referee violently, i think there are some desciplened players within the club ,what happend to them they could have at least prevented the subsequent violences.
what kind of asshole are they? u know what i hated football when zis shit happen specially from z respected club saint george.screw them!!!!
this anther dark chapter in Ethiopian football. what happen on this foot game disgraced our nation as hole. punish the hole team and organization this is clear indication the team officials cannot control their players on football field, not individual players .the football federation must send clear message to all the teams this kind action will not be acceptable will not be tolerated must implement zero Torrence policies for any individual or sport team who behave in any organized sport activity.
Hi, Can i get the video of this shame thing?