Bryan Zaragoza Scores Against Málaga, Angers Home Fans
Bryan Zaragoza plays football for Espanyol. He used to play for Málaga.
On Friday, Espanyol played against Málaga. Zaragoza scored a goal for Espanyol. The score was Málaga 0, Espanyol 1.
People said it was a great goal. In Spanish, people call this a golazo. This means a very good goal.
After the goal, Zaragoza did a special celebration. A celebration is what a player does to show he is happy.
Málaga fans did not like his celebration. Zaragoza used to play for Málaga. Now the Málaga fans were angry with him.
This kind of moment often happens in football. A player leaves one team and later plays against them. Sometimes this makes the fans upset.
The match was part of a football league. A league is a group of teams that play against each other.
Zaragoza is a young forward. A forward is a player who tries to score goals.
Espanyol was happy with the result. They won the match 1-0 because of his goal.
Vocabulary5 words
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net; a point in football
- golazo
- a Spanish word for a very good goal
- celebration
- what a player does to show he is happy
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- forward
- a player who tries to score goals
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Answer key
1. Bryan Zaragoza 2. Málaga 0, Espanyol 1 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Bryan Zaragoza plays football for _____.
He used to play for _____.
On Friday, Espanyol played against _____.
The score was Málaga 0, Espanyol _____.
People said it was a great _____.
After the goal, Zaragoza did a special _____.
_____ fans did not like his celebration.
Espanyol won the match _____-0.
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