Egypt Beat Malawi 5-0 in Ali Maher's First Match as Coach
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Egypt won a football match against Malawi. The score was 5-0. This was a big win.
The match was the first game for the new coach. His name is Ali Maher. He started a new time for the team. People call this a new era.
Mohamed Salah played in the match. He is a famous Egyptian player. Salah scored two goals. This is called a brace.
Before the game, Salah was at the team's training camp. People noticed he looked different there.
Many fans watched the match. After the win, people talked about it on social media. Some people made funny pictures about the game. These are called comics.
Vocabulary10 words
- era
- a new time; a new period
- brace
- two goals by one player
- training camp
- a place where a team practices before a game
- social media
- websites where people share things, like Facebook
- comics
- funny drawings or pictures
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- goal
- a point scored in football
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- national team
- a team that plays for a country
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1. 5-0 2. Two 3. Ali Maher
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Egypt won a football match against _____. The score was _____.
The match was the first game for the new _____. His name is _____.
_____ played in the match. He is a famous Egyptian player. Salah scored two _____.
Before the game, Salah was at the team's _____.
After the win, people talked about it on _____.
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