Athletic Coach Praises Simón After Loss to Barcelona
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Athletic Club played against Barcelona in a football match.
Athletic lost the game to Barcelona.
Garcia is a coach or manager for Athletic Club.
Garcia said that goalkeeper Simón played very well.
He said Simón's play showed how strong Barcelona is.
Garcia said he does not like seeing his team lose.
A young player named Johaneko played his first match for the team.
Johaneko played very well in his debut.
Simón was so good that he won the Man of the Match award.
This means Simón played better than any player from Barcelona.
This happened even though his team lost the game.
People are talking about his great performance.
Vocabulary15 words
- debut
- the first time someone plays a game
- Man of the Match
- an award for the best player in a game
- brilliance
- when someone plays very, very well
- coach
- a person who leads a sports team
- defeat
- when a team loses a game
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from entering the goal
- highlight
- to show something very clearly
- strength
- how strong or good someone is
- standout
- a person who is much better than others
- excel
- to do something very well
- superb
- extremely good
- scene
- something you see happen
- match
- a game between two teams
- beat
- to do better than someone else
- despite
- even though something happened
Quiz
Answer key
1. Simón 2. No, they lost 3. He played his first game and did well
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Athletic Club played against _____ in a football match.
Athletic _____ the game to Barcelona.
Garcia is a _____ for Athletic Club.
Garcia said that goalkeeper _____ played very well.
He said Simón's play showed how _____ Barcelona is.
A young player named Johaneko played his first match for the _____.
Johaneko played very well in his _____.
Simón was so good that he won the _____ award.
This means Simón played better than any player from _____.
This happened even though his team _____ the game.