Goalkeeper Error Helps Racing Beat Elche
Listen to the story
Racing played against Elche in a football match.
Elche's goalkeeper is called Dituro. A goalkeeper stops the ball from going into the goal.
Dituro made a very big mistake. This helped Racing to score a goal.
The player who scored for Racing is Yassir Zabiri. He is a striker. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
Zabiri scored two goals in the match.
The score was Racing 1, Elche 0.
People are talking about Zabiri now. Many fans want to know more about him.
This match is part of a football league. Many teams play many matches in a league.
Elche did not play well because of the mistake.
Racing was happy because they won the match.
Vocabulary5 words
- goalkeeper
- a player who stops the ball from going into the goal
- mistake
- when someone does something wrong
- score
- to get a goal, or the number of goals in a match
- striker
- a player whose job is to score goals
- league
- a group of teams that play matches against each other
Quiz
Answer key
1. Dituro 2. Two 3. Racing 1, Elche 0
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Racing played against Elche in a football _____.
Elche's _____ is called Dituro. A goalkeeper stops the ball from going into the goal.
Dituro made a very big _____. This helped Racing to score a goal.
The player who scored for Racing is Yassir _____. He is a striker.
Zabiri scored _____ goals in the match.
The score was Racing 1, Elche _____.
People are talking about Zabiri now. Many fans want to know more about him.
This match is part of a football _____. Many teams play many matches in a league.