Messi's Assist Not Enough as Inter Miami Lose 4-1 to Nashville
Listen to the story
Inter Miami lost a football match against Nashville. The score was 4-1.
Lionel Messi plays for Inter Miami. He gave an assist in the game. An assist helps a teammate score a goal.
But the assist did not help Inter Miami win. They lost by four goals.
Messi was angry during the match. He was angry at the referee. The referee is the person who controls the game.
Messi was also angry at a Nashville player. This player used to play for Real Madrid. Real Madrid is a big football club in Spain.
Elias Sead plays for Nashville. He helped make two goals in the match. His team won the game.
Many fans want to watch this match. It was part of the American league. A league is a group of teams that play against each other.
Fans can watch the match on TV or online.
Vocabulary15 words
- Inter Miami
- a football team in the USA
- Messi
- a very famous football player
- assist
- when a player helps another player score a goal
- referee
- the person who controls a sports game
- Real Madrid
- a big football club in Spain
- league
- a group of teams that play games together
- match
- a game between two teams
- goal
- when a team scores a point in football
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- team
- a group of players who play together
- win
- to do better than the other team
- lose
- to do worse than the other team
- angry
- feeling upset or mad
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- fans
- people who like and support a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. 4-1 for Nashville 2. An assist 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
_____ lost a football match against Nashville. The score was _____.
Lionel _____ plays for Inter Miami. He gave an _____ in the game.
But the assist did not help Inter Miami _____.
Messi was angry at the _____.
Messi was also angry at a Nashville player who used to play for _____.
Elias Sead plays for _____. He helped make two goals.