Fenerbahce Beat Liverpool 3-2 in Istanbul Comeback
Fenerbahce beat Liverpool 3-2 in Istanbul.
The game was a big comeback for Fenerbahce. Liverpool scored first. But Fenerbahce came back and won.
A player named Muriqi scored the last goal. This goal made Fenerbahce win the match.
Liverpool had problems with their defence. The other team found ways to score past them.
This was a hard defeat for Liverpool. The team showed some weaknesses in this match.
Before the game, there was team news about who would play for Liverpool.
Vocabulary15 words
- comeback
- when a team is losing but then starts winning
- defence
- the players who stop the other team from scoring
- defeat
- when a team loses a game
- weaknesses
- parts that are not strong or good
- team news
- information about which players will play
- lapses
- small mistakes
- cap
- to finish something in a special way
- line-up
- the list of players who play in a game
- match
- a game between two teams
- score
- to get a point in a game
- winning goal
- the goal that makes a team win
- istanbul
- a big city in Turkey
- reds
- a nickname for Liverpool's team
- exposed
- shown clearly, often a problem
- suffer
- to have something bad happen to you
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Quiz
Answer key
1. 3-2 to Fenerbahce 2. Muriqi 3. No
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Fenerbahce beat Liverpool 3-2 in _____.
The game was a big _____ for Fenerbahce.
Liverpool scored _____. But Fenerbahce came back and won.
A player named _____ scored the last goal.
This goal made Fenerbahce _____ the match.
Liverpool had problems with their _____.
The other team found ways to _____ past them.
This was a hard _____ for Liverpool.
The team showed some _____ in this match.
There was _____ about who would play for Liverpool.
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