Carrasco Scores Hat-Trick as Al-Shabab Beat Al-Ahly 6-1
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Al-Shabab beat Al-Ahly 6-1 in a big football match.
The match is called the Clasico. It is a very important game in Saudi football.
Yannick Carrasco scored three goals. This is called a hat-trick.
Carrasco's hat-trick was very special. People say it is one of the best in Clasico history.
Al-Shabab played in the Saudi Pro League. This is the top football league in Saudi Arabia.
Eighteen years ago, Al-Shabab also beat Al-Ahly 6-1. That old match is famous too.
In that old match, Al-Ahly could not finish the game. The team had to withdraw.
This means Al-Ahly stopped playing before the end.
Now, young Al-Shabab players beat Al-Ahly again with the same score.
Fans remember both big wins by Al-Shabab over Al-Ahly.
Vocabulary7 words
- Clasico
- a very important match between two big teams
- hat-trick
- when one player scores three goals in one game
- Saudi Pro League
- the main football group of teams in Saudi Arabia
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
- withdraw
- to stop and leave before something ends
- crush
- to beat another team very easily
- thrash
- to beat a team by a lot of goals
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1. Three 2. 6-1 3. Al-Ahly had to withdraw
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Al-Shabab beat Al-Ahly _____ in a big football match.
The match is called the _____.
Yannick Carrasco scored three goals. This is called a _____.
People say it is one of the best in Clasico _____.
Al-Shabab played in the Saudi Pro _____.
Eighteen years ago, Al-Shabab also beat Al-Ahly _____.
In that old match, Al-Ahly had to _____.
Now, young Al-Shabab players beat Al-Ahly again with the same _____.
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