Instituto and Boca Juniors Draw in Torneo Clausura Match
Instituto played against Boca Juniors in Argentina. The match was part of the Torneo Clausura. This is a big football tournament in Argentina.
Boca Juniors is the visitor team in this game. A visitor team plays away from its home city.
During the match, the Instituto goalkeeper made a mistake. People call this mistake a blooper. Because of the mistake, Boca Juniors scored a goal.
The goal came from a player named Enner Valencia. His goal made the score equal. This is called an equaliser.
Before the match, people made a prediction about who would win. People also talked about the odds for each team.
The game ended with both teams having the same score. This result is called a draw.
Vocabulary9 words
- Torneo Clausura
- a football competition in Argentina
- tournament
- a sports competition with many games
- visitor
- a team that plays away from home
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops goals
- blooper
- a silly mistake
- equaliser
- a goal that makes the score equal
- prediction
- a guess about the future
- odds
- numbers that show how likely something is
- draw
- a game where both teams have the same score
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1. Instituto 2. Enner Valencia 3. True
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Instituto played against Boca Juniors in Argentina.
The match was part of the _____.
Boca Juniors is the _____ team in this game.
During the match, the Instituto _____ made a mistake.
People call this mistake a _____.
Because of the mistake, Boca Juniors scored a goal.
The goal came from a player named Enner Valencia.
His goal made the score equal. This is called an _____.
Before the match, people made a _____ about who would win.
The game ended with both teams having the same score. This result is called a _____.
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