Al-Hilal Beats Al-Hazm With Late Header From Martinelli
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Al-Hilal played against Al-Hazm in a football match.
Al-Hilal won the game.
A player named Martinelli scored the winning goal.
He used his head to hit the ball into the goal.
This kind of goal is called a header.
The ball went into the corner of the goal.
This is called the winger's goal area or the hard part to stop.
The goal gave Al-Hilal the win.
Fans can watch the full-length replay of the match.
A replay lets people watch the whole game again.
Al-Hilal and Al-Hazm are both football teams.
This match was an important game for both teams.
Martinelli's goal was the only goal that mattered most.
The win was good news for Al-Hilal fans.
Many people like to watch football matches like this one.
Vocabulary15 words
- match
- a game between two teams
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net; also the name of the net
- header
- hitting the ball with your head
- corner
- a part of the goal, near the edge
- win
- to be the best in a game
- team
- a group of players who play together
- fans
- people who like and watch a team
- replay
- watching a game again after it ends
- full-length
- the whole thing, from start to end
- scored
- made a goal
- player
- a person who plays in a game
- ball
- the round thing used in football
- winning
- the goal that makes a team win
- watch
- to look at something, like a game
- important
- something that matters a lot
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1. Al-Hilal 2. With his head 3. True
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Al-Hilal played against _____ in a football match.
Al-Hilal _____ the game.
A player named _____ scored the winning goal.
He used his head to hit the ball into the _____.
This kind of goal is called a _____.
The ball went into the _____ of the goal.
The goal gave Al-Hilal the _____.
Fans can watch the full-length _____ of the match.
Al-Hilal and Al-Hazm are both football _____.
The win was good news for Al-Hilal _____.
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