Romania Loses 2-4 to Bosnia, Coach and Pundits React Angrily
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Romania played a football match against Bosnia. Romania lost the game 2-4.
After the match, people talked about it on TV. Daniel Pancu is a former football coach. He was very angry on TV after the game.
Gheorghe Hagi is a famous Romanian footballer. He said the game was like a test. He said Romania did not pass the test. He said he takes responsibility for it.
Adrian Mutu is another former player. He also gave criticism about the team.
Mihai Stoica is a football official. He was very unhappy with one player. He said he did not understand how that player could look at his teammates.
Vocabulary15 words
- match
- a game between two teams
- lost
- did not win
- angry
- feeling strong bad feelings
- test
- a check to see if something is good
- responsibility
- being the person who must answer for something
- criticism
- words that say something is bad
- official
- a person with an important job in an organization
- teammates
- people who play on the same team
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- former
- was something before, not now
- national team
- a team that plays for a country
- unhappy
- not happy; sad or upset
- pundit
- a person who gives opinions about sport on TV
- direct
- live, happening now on TV
- score
- the numbers that show who won a game
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1. Romania 2 - Bosnia 4 2. Gheorghe Hagi 3. False
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Romania played a football _____ against Bosnia. Romania _____ the game 2-4.
After the match, people talked about it on TV. Daniel Pancu is a former football _____. He was very _____ on TV after the game.
Gheorghe Hagi is a famous Romanian footballer. He said the game was like a _____. He said Romania did not pass the test. He said he takes _____ for it.
Adrian Mutu is another former player. He also gave _____ about the team.
Mihai Stoica is a football _____. He was very _____ with one player. He said he did not understand how that player could look at his _____.
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