Genoa Angry After De Bruyne Goal in Serie A Match
Kevin De Bruyne scored a goal in a football match against Genoa.
The referee, Di Bello, did not stop the play before the goal.
Genoa players think there was a foul before the goal.
The Genoa team was very angry about this.
A person from Genoa said, "All of Italy saw what happened."
This means many people watched the match on TV.
The Genoa coach, De Rossi, also talked about it.
De Rossi said everyone saw the foul.
But he said it is better not to talk more about it.
This kind of problem happens in football sometimes.
Fans and players do not always agree with the referee.
The match was part of the Italian league, called Serie A.
Vocabulary15 words
- goal
- when a player puts the ball in the net
- referee
- the person who controls the game
- foul
- when a player breaks the rules
- angry
- feeling very unhappy or mad
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players
- player
- a person who plays in a game
- stop
- to make something not continue
- talk
- to speak with someone
- watch
- to look at something happening
- problem
- something difficult or wrong
- agree
- to think the same way
- happen
- when something takes place
Quiz
Answer key
1. De Bruyne 2. They think there was a foul before the goal 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Kevin De Bruyne scored a _____ in a football match against Genoa.
The _____, Di Bello, did not stop the play before the goal.
Genoa players think there was a _____ before the goal.
The Genoa team was very _____ about this.
A person from Genoa said, "All of Italy saw what happened."
The Genoa _____, De Rossi, also talked about it.
De Rossi said everyone saw the foul.
But he said it is better not to _____ more about it.
This kind of problem happens in football sometimes.
The match was part of the Italian _____, called Serie A.