Fenerbahçe and Lyon Draw in European Match
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Fenerbahçe played a football match against Lyon. The match was part of a European competition. Both teams scored goals in the game. This was the first match between the two teams. There will be a second match later.
After the game, Fenerbahçe's coach spoke to reporters. His name is İsmail Kartal. He said his team will try to win the next match. He wants Fenerbahçe to win the second game against Lyon.
A Lyon player named Guendouzi also spoke about the match. He said the result was not a big disappointment for his team. He said the players were not happy, but they were not sad either. The players will now get ready for the second match.
Vocabulary15 words
- competition
- a game or event where teams try to win
- disappointment
- a feeling of sadness when something is not as good as hoped
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- result
- the final score of a game
- reporters
- people who write or ask about news
- match
- a game between two teams
- goals
- points scored in football
- team
- a group of players who play together
- European
- from or in Europe
- second
- the next one after the first
- players
- people who play in a game
- win
- to be the best and finish first
- spoke
- past tense of talk
- happy
- feeling good
- sad
- feeling unhappy
Quiz
Answer key
1. Football 2. His team will try to win 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fenerbahçe played a _____ against Lyon. The match was part of a European _____. Both teams scored _____ in the game. This was the first match between the two _____. There will be a second match later.
After the game, Fenerbahçe's _____ spoke to reporters. His name is İsmail Kartal. He said his team will try to _____ the next match.
A Lyon player named Guendouzi also spoke about the match. He said the result was not a big _____ for his team. He said the players were not _____, but they were not _____ either.