Al Nassr Play Without Ronaldo as Samu Costa Gets First Start
Listen to the story
Al Nassr will play a football match against Al Diriyah. The game is in the Saudi King's Cup. It is in the Round of 32. This round decides who goes to the next stage.
Cristiano Ronaldo will not play in this match. He is a famous football player from Portugal. His absence means another player must take his place.
The coach of Al Nassr is Ange Postecoglou. He picked Samu Costa to start the game. This is Samu Costa's first start for Al Nassr. A start means a player begins the match on the field, not on the bench.
Fans want to know where to watch the game. There is live streaming information for people who want to watch online.
People are also talking about the lineups for both teams. A lineup is the list of players who will play in the match.
This match is part of a big tournament. A tournament is a series of games between many teams.
Vocabulary15 words
- Round of 32
- a stage in a competition with 32 teams left
- absence
- when someone is not there
- start
- when a player begins the game on the field
- bench
- the place where players sit when not playing
- live streaming
- watching a video online while it happens
- lineups
- the lists of players in a team for a match
- tournament
- a competition with many games and teams
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of people who play together
- famous
- known by many people
- field
- the place where a match is played
- stage
- a step or part of a competition
- next
- coming after this one
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. He gave Samu Costa his first start 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Al Nassr will play a football match against Al Diriyah. The game is in the Saudi _____.
Cristiano Ronaldo will not play in this match. His _____ means another player must take his place.
The coach of Al Nassr is Ange Postecoglou. He picked Samu Costa to _____ the game.
This is Samu Costa's first start for Al Nassr. A start means a player begins the match on the field, not on the _____.
Fans want to know where to watch the game. There is _____ information for people who want to watch online.
People are also talking about the _____ for both teams.