Jef United Chiba to Play Yokohama F. Marinos on October 17
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Jef United Chiba will play a football match on October 17. It is a Saturday. They will play against Yokohama F. Marinos. The match is part of the J1 League. This is the top football league in Japan. The game will be at Jef United's stadium. People call this place "Fukuari." There will be food stalls at the stadium. Fans can buy food there before the game. The match will be on TV. People can also watch it online. Jef United players are talking about problems in their team. They want to play better. One problem is stopping crosses from the other team. Marinos has a good player named Kaina Tanimura. Jef United must stop him. The players say they know three problems. They want to fix these problems before the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- J1 League
- the top football competition in Japan
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- crosses
- long passes in football from the side to the middle
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- broadcast
- to show something on TV
- online
- using the internet
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- improve
- to make something better
- defend
- to stop the other team from scoring
- match
- a game between two teams
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- schedule
- a plan for when things happen
- stall
- a small shop or table selling food
- challenge
- something difficult you must deal with
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1. October 17 2. Food stalls 3. Stopping crosses
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Jef United Chiba will play a football match on _____ 17.
They will play against Yokohama F. _____.
The match is part of the _____ League.
The game will be at Jef United's _____.
There will be food _____ at the stadium.
The match will be on _____.
People can also watch it _____.
One problem is stopping _____ from the other team.
Marinos has a good player named Kaina _____.
The players say they know three _____.
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