Football Match in Brazil Ends 23-1
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A football match in Brazil ended 23-1. The game was part of a state championship in Minas Gerais. One team scored 23 goals. The other team scored only 1 goal.
The score is now one of the biggest in Brazilian football history. People are very surprised by the result.
The losing team played in the third division of football in Minas Gerais. A division is a group of teams at the same level. In five games, this team got 54 goals against them.
Because of this, the team is now eliminated from the competition. Eliminated means they cannot play anymore in this championship.
News websites are now remembering other big scores from Brazilian football history. This 23-1 game is one of the biggest ever.
Vocabulary5 words
- state championship
- a sports competition between teams from one part of a country
- division
- a group of teams of the same level
- eliminated
- not allowed to play anymore in a competition
- goal
- a point in football, when the ball goes into the net
- score
- the number of points each team gets in a game
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1. 23-1 2. They were eliminated from the competition 3. 54
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A football match in Brazil ended _____. The game was part of a _____ in Minas Gerais. One team scored 23 goals. The other team scored only _____ goal.
The score is now one of the biggest in Brazilian football _____. People are very _____ by the result.
The losing team played in the third _____ of football in Minas Gerais. In five games, this team got _____ goals against them.
Because of this, the team is now _____ from the competition.
News websites are now _____ other big scores from Brazilian football history.
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