Flamengo Beat Santos Away, Danilo Scores the Goal
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Flamengo played a good match away from home. The game was at the stadium called Vila Belmiro. This is the home ground of the team Santos.
Flamengo's player Danilo scored a goal. Fans were very happy. They shouted and celebrated his goal on social media.
There is a popular idea in football called the law of the ex. It means a player scores against his old team. Gabigol used to play for Flamengo. Now he plays for Santos. People talked about this during the game.
Gabigol left Flamengo and joined Santos. Some people ask if he really left the club in their hearts. Fans still remember him at Flamengo.
Numbers from Santos show Gabigol is playing in a new way. He is in a new phase of his career at his new club.
The post also remembered times when another star player, Neymar, spoke kindly about Flamengo. People call Flamengo his 'second team'.
Vocabulary15 words
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- law of the ex
- when a player scores a goal against his old team
- phase
- a part or time in someone's life or work
- fans
- people who love and support a team
- celebrated
- showed happiness about something good
- scored
- made a goal in a game
- career
- the work a person does over many years
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- social media
- websites and apps where people share messages
- away
- playing at the other team's stadium
- home ground
- the stadium where a team usually plays
- star
- a very famous and skilled player
- declared
- said something clearly and openly
- heart
- here, a person's deep feelings
- joined
- became part of a group or team
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1. Vila Belmiro 2. Danilo 3. True
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Flamengo played a good match away from _____.
The game was at the _____ called Vila Belmiro.
This is the home ground of the team _____.
Flamengo's player _____ scored a goal.
Fans were very happy and _____ his goal on social media.
There is a popular idea in football called the _____.
Gabigol used to play for _____. Now he plays for Santos.
Numbers from Santos show Gabigol is playing in a new _____.
People call Flamengo his 'second _____'.
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