São Paulo Beats Grêmio in Final Minutes, Reaches Semifinal
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São Paulo won a football match against Grêmio. The match was in the Brazilian Women's Championship. This is a big women's football competition in Brazil.
São Paulo scored a goal in the last minutes of the game. This is called stoppage time. It is extra time added at the end of a match.
Because of this goal, São Paulo won the match. Grêmio lost and is now out of the competition. This is called an elimination.
Grêmio wanted to beat São Paulo for the first time. This did not happen. São Paulo continues to win against Grêmio.
Now São Paulo will play in the semifinal. This is a match near the end of the competition. Only four teams remain.
The winner of the semifinal will play in the final. The final is the last match of the competition.
Vocabulary7 words
- competition
- a group of games where teams try to win
- stoppage time
- extra minutes added at the end of a game
- elimination
- when a team loses and cannot play anymore
- semifinal
- a match before the last match of a competition
- final
- the last match of a competition
- goal
- when a team scores in football
- match
- a game between two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. São Paulo 2. In the last minutes 3. Brazilian Women's Championship
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
São Paulo won a football match against _____. The match was in the Brazilian Women's Championship. This is a big women's football _____ in Brazil.
São Paulo scored a goal in the last minutes of the game. This is called _____. It is extra time added at the end of a match.
Because of this goal, São Paulo won the match. Grêmio lost and is now out of the competition. This is called an _____.
Grêmio wanted to beat São Paulo for the _____ time. This did not happen. São Paulo continues to win against Grêmio.
Now São Paulo will play in the _____. This is a match near the end of the competition. Only four teams remain.
The winner of the semifinal will play in the _____. The final is the last match of the competition.