Okayama to Face Kobe in J1 League Match
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Fagiano Okayama will play Vissel Kobe on October 18.
The game is part of the J1 League. This is Japan's top football league.
Both teams have lost their last games. They want to stop losing.
Okayama's coach is Kiyama. He said the team must show its power at home.
The match will be on TV and online. Fans can watch it in different ways.
Both teams want to play better. They want a good result for their fans.
This is an important game for both clubs this season.
Vocabulary15 words
- J1 League
- the top football league in Japan
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- TV
- a machine that shows moving pictures and sound
- match
- a sports game between two teams
- home
- playing in your own city or stadium
- team
- a group of players who play together
- season
- the time when a sport is played each year
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- win
- to be first or best in a game
- lose
- to not win a game
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- online
- using the internet
- power
- strength or energy
- club
- a sports team organization
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
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Answer key
1. Fagiano Okayama and Vissel Kobe 2. — 3. The team must show power at home
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Fagiano Okayama will play Vissel Kobe on _____ 18.
The game is part of the _____ League.
This is Japan's top football _____.
Both teams have lost their last _____.
They want to stop _____.
Okayama's _____ is Kiyama.
He said the team must show its power at _____.
The match will be on TV and _____.
Fans can watch it in different _____.
This is an important game for both _____ this season.
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