Gabigol Scores as Santos Beat Remo in Brazilian League
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Santos won a football game against Remo. The game was in Brazil. It was part of the Brasileirão, Brazil's biggest football league.
The player Gabigol scored a goal. He played very well. People say he was the hero of the night.
The game was at the Mangueirão stadium. This stadium is in the city of Belém.
Not every player played well. A player named Diógenes made mistakes. This is called a failure in football.
After the game, fans and writers give ratings to players. A rating is a number that shows how well a player played.
Gabigol got a very good rating. Diógenes got a bad rating because of his mistakes.
Santos now have more points in the league. Winning games helps a team move up the table.
Vocabulary7 words
- Brasileirão
- the name of Brazil's main football league
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- hero
- a person who does something great
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- failure
- when someone does not do well
- ratings
- numbers that show how good something was
- table
- a list that shows team positions in a league
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1. Santos 2. Gabigol 3. No
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Santos won a football game against _____. The game was part of the _____, Brazil's biggest football league.
The player _____ scored a goal. People say he was the _____ of the night.
The game was at the Mangueirão _____ in Belém.
A player named _____ made mistakes. This is called a _____ in football.
After the game, fans give _____ to players. Gabigol got a very good rating, but Diógenes got a bad one.
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