Flamengo Finds Warm Welcome and Success in Quito's Copa Libertadores Match
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Flamengo played a match in Quito, Ecuador. This was part of the Copa Libertadores, a big football competition in South America.
The people of Ecuador were very friendly to the Flamengo team. The atmosphere was calm and nice, not angry or difficult.
Quito is a city with very high altitude. This means the air has less oxygen. Playing football there is hard for many teams.
Bruno Henrique is a Flamengo player. He played well again in Quito, just like before. The coach, Jardim, chose him to play, and this was a good decision. Bruno Henrique was the most important player for Flamengo in this competition.
Léo Pereira is another Flamengo player. He did not like playing at high altitude. He said it was "horrible to play" in these conditions.
Even with the hard conditions, Flamengo had a good experience in Quito. The fans were kind, and the team played well.
Vocabulary15 words
- Copa Libertadores
- a big football competition for teams from South America
- atmosphere
- the feeling or mood in a place
- altitude
- how high a place is above the sea
- decisive
- very important for winning or losing
- conditions
- the situation or environment around you
- coach
- the person who leads and teaches a sports team
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- match
- a sports game between two teams
- competition
- an event where teams try to win
- friendly
- kind and nice to other people
- defender
- a player who tries to stop the other team from scoring
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of people who play sports together
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- important
- very special or needed
Quiz
Answer key
1. Quito, Ecuador 2. They were very friendly 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Flamengo played a match in _____, Ecuador.
This was part of the _____, a big football competition in South America.
The people of Ecuador were very _____ to the Flamengo team.
The _____ was calm and nice, not angry or difficult.
Quito is a city with very high _____.
This means the air has less oxygen.
Bruno Henrique is a Flamengo _____.
The coach, Jardim, chose him to play, and this was a good _____.
Bruno Henrique was the most _____ player for Flamengo in this competition.
Léo Pereira is another Flamengo _____.
He said it was "horrible to play" in these _____.
Even with the hard conditions, Flamengo had a good experience in _____.