Messi Scores Twice as Inter Miami Beat DC United
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Lionel Messi played a football match for Inter Miami CF. His team played against DC United. Messi scored two goals in the game. Two goals by one player is called a brace.
The match was part of the MLS. MLS is a big football league in the United States. Inter Miami CF played at home against DC United.
After the game, Sofascore gave Messi a rating. Sofascore is a website that checks how well players play. Messi got a rating of 10. A rating of 10 is the best score possible.
This high rating shows that Messi played very well. He helped his team a lot in this match.
Vocabulary15 words
- brace
- two goals by one player in one game
- MLS
- a big football league in the USA
- Sofascore
- a website that gives scores to football players
- rating
- a number that shows how good something is
- match
- a game between two teams
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net
- team
- a group of players who play together
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- home
- the place where a team usually plays
- score
- the number of goals a team has
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- football
- a sport played with a ball and feet
- perfect
- with no mistakes; the best
- helped
- did something good for someone
- website
- a page on the internet
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Lionel Messi played a football match for _____ CF. His team played against DC United. Messi scored _____ goals in the game. Two goals by one player is called a _____.
The match was part of the _____. MLS is a big football league in the _____. Inter Miami CF played at home against DC United.
After the game, _____ gave Messi a rating. Sofascore is a website that checks how well players play. Messi got a rating of _____. A rating of 10 is the best score possible.
This high rating shows that Messi played very _____. He helped his team a lot in this match.
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