Al-Ittihad Beats Al-Qadsiah, Coach Fisinge Explains Win
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Al-Ittihad won a football match against Al-Qadsiah.
The coach of Al-Ittihad is named Fisinge. He talked about the win after the game.
Fisinge said two players made him angry during the match. Their names are Diaby and Imam Ashour.
Fisinge said the fans helped the team win. People call the fans the '12th player'. This means the crowd is like an extra player on the team.
A player named Raykovic scored the important goal. This goal gave Al-Ittihad the win.
Another player, Kenyonis, wanted to score three goals in one game. This is called a 'hat-trick'. But he did not get a hat-trick.
People also talked about other players, like Renders and Ramon Blanes, after the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- the person who trains a sports team
- Fisinge
- the name of the football coach
- 12th player
- a name for fans who help a team like an extra player
- Raykovic
- the name of a football player
- hat-trick
- when one player scores three goals in one game
- match
- a sports game between two teams
- decisive goal
- the goal that decides who wins
- fans
- people who support and watch a team
- team
- a group of players who play sports together
- win
- to be the best and beat the other team
- angry
- feeling upset or mad
- score
- to get a point or goal in a game
- crowd
- many people watching together
- football
- a sport with a ball and two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
Quiz
Answer key
1. Al-Ittihad 2. The fans who help like an extra player 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Al-Ittihad won a football _____ against Al-Qadsiah.
The coach of Al-Ittihad is named _____.
Fisinge said two players made him _____ during the match.
Fisinge said the _____ helped the team win.
People call the fans the '_____ player'.
A player named _____ scored the important goal.
This goal gave Al-Ittihad the _____.
Kenyonis wanted to score three goals, called a '_____'.
But he did not get a _____.
People also talked about other _____ after the game.