Lazio Beats Bologna 1-0 in Serie A
Lazio won a football game against Bologna. The score was 1-0. The game was in Serie A. Serie A is the top football league in Italy.
A player named Frattesi scored the only goal. It was his first game for Lazio. This is called his debut. Fans were happy about his goal.
Lazio played away from home. This means they played in Bologna's stadium, not their own. Winning away is often hard for a football team.
The goalkeeper for Lazio was Mandas. He stopped many shots from Bologna. People gave him a high score of 7.5 out of 10.
A Bologna player named Dovbyk missed an easy chance to score. This is called a miss. People gave him a low score of 5 out of 10.
After the game, writers gave scores to each player. This is called a rating. It shows how well a player played.
Vocabulary15 words
- Serie A
- the top football league in Italy
- debut
- the first time someone plays a game for a team
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going into the goal
- miss
- when a player does not score, even with an easy chance
- rating
- a number that shows how good someone was
- away
- playing a game not at your own stadium
- score
- the goals in a game, like 1-0
- chance
- a moment when a player can try to score
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- fan
- a person who loves a team or player
- shot
- when a player kicks the ball toward the goal
- team
- a group of players who play together
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- win
- to get more points or goals than the other team
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net
Quiz
Answer key
1. 1-0 to Lazio 2. Frattesi 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lazio won a football game against _____. The score was _____. The game was in Serie A.
A player named _____ scored the only goal. It was his first game for Lazio. This is called his _____.
Lazio played _____ from home. Winning away is often hard for a football team.
The goalkeeper for Lazio was _____. He stopped many shots from Bologna. People gave him a high score of _____ out of 10.
A Bologna player named _____ missed an easy chance to score. People gave him a low score of _____ out of 10.