Riyad Mahrez Leads Al Shamal to Big Win in Qatar League
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Riyad Mahrez is a footballer from Algeria.
He plays for a team called Al Shamal in Qatar.
On Friday, Al Shamal played against Al Sailiya.
Al Shamal won the match five goals to zero.
This game was part of the Qatar league.
The league has many rounds. This was round nine.
Mahrez helped his team score many goals.
He played a big part in the win.
Mahrez used to play for Manchester City in England.
Now he plays football in Qatar.
Many people talked about his great game.
Al Shamal are happy with this big win.
Vocabulary7 words
- match
- a game between two teams
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- rounds
- parts of a competition that happen one after another
- footballer
- a person who plays football
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- goals
- points scored in football
- win
- to beat another team in a game
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1. Algerian 2. 5-0 3. Al Sailiya
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Riyad Mahrez is a footballer from _____.
He plays for a team called _____ in Qatar.
On Friday, Al Shamal played against _____.
Al Shamal won the match five goals to _____.
This game was part of the Qatar _____.
The league has many rounds. This was round _____.
Mahrez helped his team score many _____.
He played a big part in the _____.
Mahrez used to play for Manchester City in _____.
Now he plays football in _____.
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