Laos Youth Team Mazda GB Beats Barcelona Academy to Win Youth Tournament
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A young football team from Laos won a big tournament. The team is called Mazda GB. Laos is number 185 in the FIFA world ranking. This is a low ranking. But the team played very well.
In the final game, Mazda GB played against a team from Barcelona's academy. An academy team trains young players. The Barcelona team scored first. An 11-year-old boy named Nishiyama Shinta scored the first goal. He shot the ball from about 25 meters away. It was a very strong shot.
But Mazda GB did not give up. They scored more goals and won the game. This is called a comeback win. It means a team was losing but won at the end.
Mazda GB played five games in the tournament. They beat many teams from Japan. In four games, they did not let the other team score. This is called a clean sheet. In one game, a defender named Kuwabara scored against them.
In total, Mazda GB scored 13 goals in the tournament. They only lost one goal. This was their first time winning this tournament. The team celebrated with a big party.
Vocabulary7 words
- tournament
- a sports competition with many games
- FIFA
- the group that runs world football
- ranking
- a list that shows who is best or worst
- academy
- a school that trains young players
- goal
- a point scored in football
- comeback
- winning after losing at first
- clean sheet
- a game where a team does not let the other team score
Quiz
Answer key
1. Laos 2. Nishiyama Shinta, an 11-year-old boy 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A young football team from Laos won a big _____. The team is called Mazda GB. Laos is number 185 in the FIFA world _____.
In the final game, Mazda GB played against a team from Barcelona's _____. The Barcelona team scored first. An 11-year-old boy named Nishiyama Shinta scored the first _____.
But Mazda GB did not give up. They scored more goals and won the game. This is called a _____ win.
Mazda GB played five games in the tournament. In four games, they did not let the other team score. This is called a _____.
In total, Mazda GB scored 13 goals in the tournament. They only lost one _____.