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Barcelona Beat Elche 5-0 as Raphinha and Lopez Score Twice

Barcelona played a football match against Elche.

Barcelona won the game. The score was 5-0.

Two players scored two goals each. Their names are Raphinha and Lopez.

When a player scores two goals in one game, we call it a brace.

Raphinha celebrated his goals in a special way. People talked about his celebration.

This was a big win for Barcelona's squad. A squad is all the players on a team.

Barcelona scored five goals in total. Elche did not score any goals.

This kind of win is called a trounce. It means a very big win.

Vocabulary7 words

squad
all the players on a team
score
the number of goals or points in a game
brace
two goals scored by one player in a game
celebration
a happy action after something good happens
trounce
to win a game by a lot of points or goals
match
a game between two teams
goal
when a team puts the ball in the net

Quiz

1. What was the final score of the match?
2. Who scored two goals each in the game?
3. Which team won the match?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Barcelona played a football match against _____.

Barcelona won the game. The score was _____.

Two players scored two goals each. Their names are _____ and Lopez.

When a player scores two goals in one game, we call it a _____.

Raphinha celebrated his goals in a special way. People talked about his _____.

This was a big win for Barcelona's _____.

Barcelona scored _____ goals in total.

This kind of win is called a _____.

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