Athletic's Simón Shines in Loss to Barcelona
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Athletic Club played against Barcelona in a football match.
Athletic Club lost the game.
But one Athletic player played very well.
His name is Unai Simón. He is a goalkeeper.
Simón got the Man of the Match award.
This means he was the best player in the game.
He played better than the Barcelona stars.
A player named Johaneko also played well. It was his first game for the team. This is called a debut.
Athletic's coach is named Garcia.
Garcia said Simón's great play shows how strong Barcelona is.
Garcia also said he did not like some things he saw in the game.
He did not explain what he meant.
Vocabulary15 words
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going into the goal
- Man of the Match
- an award for the best player in a game
- debut
- the first time someone plays in a game
- brilliance
- when someone plays very, very well
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- defeat
- when a team loses a game
- standout
- a person who plays much better than others
- rating
- a number or grade that shows how well someone played
- scenes
- things that happen and people can see
- strength
- how strong or good a team is
- superb
- very, very good
- excel
- to do something very well
- award
- a prize given for doing something well
- stars
- very famous or very good players
- club
- a sports team
Quiz
Answer key
1. They lost 2. Unai Simón 3. He did not like some scenes
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 Club _____ the game.
But one Athletic player played very _____.
His name is Unai _____. He is a goalkeeper.
Simón got the _____ award.
This means he was the best player in the _____.
He played better than the Barcelona _____.
A player named _____ also played well. It was his first game for the team.
Athletic's coach is named _____.
Garcia said Simón's great play shows how strong Barcelona is.
Garcia also said he did not like some _____ he saw in the game.