Lyon Striker Openda Injured and Substituted in Match Against Lens
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Lyon played against Lens in a French football match. Lyon is also called OL.
Loïs Openda plays for Lyon. He is a striker. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
During the match, Openda got injured. This means he hurt his body.
The coach took Openda out of the game. This is called a substitution. A substitution is when one player leaves and another player comes in.
After the match, people talked about Openda. Some people think he played badly. Other people think he is a very good player. This is now a big debate. A debate is when people talk about different ideas.
People also looked at the match ratings for the Lens versus Lyon game. Match ratings show how well each player played.
Vocabulary7 words
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- injured
- hurt in the body
- substitution
- when one player leaves and another comes in
- debate
- when people talk about different ideas
- match ratings
- scores showing how well a player played
- Ligue 1
- the top football league in France
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
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1. Loïs Openda 2. Lyon 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lyon played against Lens in a French football _____.
Loïs Openda plays for Lyon. He is a _____.
During the match, Openda got _____.
The coach took Openda out of the game. This is called a _____.
Some people think he played _____.
Other people think he is a very good _____.
This is now a big _____.
People also looked at the match _____ for the game.
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