LAFC Beats Querétaro in Penalty Shootout at Leagues Cup
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LAFC played Querétaro FC in the Leagues Cup.
Querétaro is a club from Mexico. LAFC is a club from the United States.
The game finished with no clear winner after normal time. The teams went to a penalty shootout.
LAFC won the shootout. It was a narrow win.
Son Heung-min plays for LAFC. He did not score for three games in a row before this match.
In the shootout, Son Heung-min scored his penalty. He helped his team win.
This was LAFC's second hard game against a Mexican club. They struggled again.
But this time, LAFC got the victory.
Vocabulary8 words
- Leagues Cup
- a soccer competition between teams from the US and Mexico
- penalty shootout
- a way to find a winner when a game is tied; players kick the ball to score
- narrow
- by a very small amount
- consecutive
- one after another, without stopping
- struggled
- had a hard time doing something
- victory
- a win
- silent
- not making any sound or action
- club
- a sports team
Quiz
Answer key
1. LAFC 2. A penalty shootout 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
LAFC played Querétaro FC in the _____.
Querétaro is a club from _____. LAFC is a club from the United States.
The game finished with no clear winner after normal time. The teams went to a _____.
LAFC won the shootout. It was a _____ win.
Son Heung-min plays for LAFC. He did not _____ for three games in a row before this match.
In the shootout, Son Heung-min scored his penalty. He helped his team _____.
This was LAFC's second hard game against a Mexican club. They _____ again.
But this time, LAFC got the _____.