Nico Williams Starts on the Bench in Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla
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Athletic Bilbao played Sevilla in La Liga.
This was the second match of the season.
Nico Williams did not start the game. He sat on the bench.
Robbie Ure started for Sevilla. He was the main attacker.
César Soto Grado was the referee for the match.
La Liga is the top football league in Spain.
Fans watched the match live on TV.
Vocabulary15 words
- bench
- place where players sit when they are not playing
- referee
- person who controls a sports game
- league
- group of teams that play against each other
- attack
- part of a team that tries to score goals
- match
- a game between two teams
- starter
- a player who begins the game
- substitute
- a player who can join the game later
- season
- the time when a sport is played each year
- live
- happening now, in real time
- goal
- when a team scores a point in football
- team
- a group of players
- coach
- person who trains a sports team
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- field
- the place where a game is played
- player
- a person who plays in a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. No, he was on the bench 2. Robbie Ure 3. La Liga
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Athletic Bilbao played Sevilla in _____.
This was the _____ match of the season.
Nico Williams did not start the game. He sat on the _____.
Robbie Ure started for Sevilla. He was the main _____.
César Soto Grado was the _____ for the match.
La Liga is the top football _____ in Spain.
Fans watched the match _____ on TV.