Arrascaeta Shines as Uruguay Thrash South Korea in Friendly
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Uruguay played a friendly match against South Korea. Uruguay won the game very easily.
Giorgian de Arrascaeta played for Uruguay. He plays for Flamengo, a football team in Brazil.
Arrascaeta scored a beautiful goal. People call this kind of goal a golazo. He also gave an assist to a teammate.
But Arrascaeta had to leave the game early. He felt pain in his wrist.
Diego Forlán is the new coach of Uruguay. This was his first win as coach.
The win was a big result for Forlán and his team.
Uruguay's team played well together during the match.
Fans were happy to see Arrascaeta score such a great goal.
The match was not a real competition. It was only practice before real games.
Vocabulary6 words
- friendly
- a game that is only for practice, not a real competition
- golazo
- a very beautiful or amazing goal
- assist
- a pass that helps a teammate score a goal
- wrist
- the part of the body between the hand and the arm
- coach
- the person who leads and trains a sports team
- result
- the final score or outcome of a game
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Answer key
1. Arrascaeta 2. — 3. True
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Uruguay played a _____ match against South Korea.
Uruguay won the game very _____.
Arrascaeta plays for _____, a football team in Brazil.
Arrascaeta scored a beautiful goal, called a _____.
He also gave an _____ to a teammate.
Arrascaeta had to leave the game early because of pain in his _____.
Diego Forlán is the new _____ of Uruguay.
This was his first _____ as coach.
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