Drone Stops Arsenal's Cup Match for Eight Minutes
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Arsenal played Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup. This is a football competition in England. The match was in the last-16 round.
During the game, a drone flew above the stadium. A drone is a small flying machine with no pilot inside.
The referee stopped the match because of the drone. The game was halted for more than eight minutes. Halted means stopped for a short time.
Drones are not allowed near football stadiums during matches. This is for safety reasons. Safety means keeping people free from danger.
After eight minutes, the drone was gone. The referee let the players start the match again.
This kind of stop does not happen often in football. It made the match stop and wait before it continued.
Vocabulary15 words
- drone
- a small flying machine with no person inside
- halted
- stopped for a short time
- safety
- being free from danger
- referee
- the person who controls a sports match
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- competition
- a sports event where teams try to win
- match
- a game between two teams
- round
- one part of a competition
- pilot
- a person who flies a plane or aircraft
- danger
- something that can hurt people
- flying
- moving through the air
- machine
- a thing made to do a job
- continued
- started again after stopping
- reasons
- why something happens
- allowed
- okay to do by rule
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1. A drone flew above the stadium 2. More than eight minutes 3. Arsenal and Fleetwood Town
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Arsenal played Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup. This is a football _____ in England. The match was in the last-16 round.
During the game, a _____ flew above the stadium. A drone is a small flying machine with no pilot inside.
The referee stopped the match because of the drone. The game was _____ for more than eight minutes. Halted means stopped for a short time.
Drones are not allowed near football stadiums during matches. This is for _____ reasons. Safety means keeping people free from danger.
After eight minutes, the drone was gone. The referee let the players start the match _____.
This kind of stop does not happen often in football. It made the match stop and wait before it _____.
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