Atlético-MG Plays Without a Striker Against Bragantino
Listen to the story
Atlético-MG is a football team from Brazil.
The team will play against RB Bragantino soon.
The coach is named Domínguez.
He must choose the lineup for the game.
This time, Domínguez has no striker to use.
A striker is a player who scores goals.
So Domínguez must find a new plan.
He will use other players in the attack.
This is a big test for the coach.
Fans want to know who will play.
The match will show if the plan works.
Many people are watching Atlético-MG this week.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- lineup
- the list of players who start a game
- striker
- a player whose job is to score goals
- match
- a game between two teams
- attack
- the players who try to score goals
- plan
- an idea for how to do something
- team
- a group of players who play together
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- football
- a sport played with a ball and two teams
- player
- a person who plays in a game
- fans
- people who support a team
- week
- seven days in a row
- test
- a hard situation that shows what you can do
- choose
- to pick one thing from many
Quiz
Answer key
1. He has no striker 2. RB Bragantino 3. Score goals
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Atlético-MG is a football team from _____.
The team will play against RB _____ soon.
The _____ is named Domínguez.
He must choose the _____ for the game.
This time, Domínguez has no _____ to use.
A striker is a player who scores _____.
So Domínguez must find a new _____.
He will use other players in the _____.
This is a big _____ for the coach.
The _____ will show if the plan works.