Sergio Francisco Wins First Match as Burgos Coach
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Sergio Francisco is a new football coach. He started his job with Burgos. His team played a match. Burgos won the game.
The win happened because of David González. He is a player for Burgos. His good play helped the team win.
The match was very exciting. It was not calm. Fans felt strong emotions. The game had a lot of tension until the end.
The other team was Córdoba CF. They also have a new start this season. But they made old mistakes again.
Córdoba lost the match. They lost very late in the game. This is called a loss 'on the buzzer'. It means the loss happened almost at the last second.
This match was in the second division of Spanish football. It is called Segunda División. Many teams want to move up to a higher division.
Sergio Francisco is happy with his first win. But he knows there is still work to do. The season is long.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- a person who leads a sports team
- player
- a person who plays in the team
- emotions
- strong feelings, like joy or fear
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- buzzer
- a sound at the very end of a game
- division
- a group of teams at one level
- match
- a game between two teams
- win
- to be the best in a game
- lose
- to not win a game
- team
- a group of players
- start
- the first part of something
- mistake
- a wrong action
- late
- near the end of time
- exciting
- making you feel happy energy
- fans
- people who love a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. David González 2. Very late in the game 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sergio Francisco is a new football _____. He started his job with Burgos. His team played a _____. Burgos won the game.
The win happened because of David González. He is a _____ for Burgos. His good play helped the team win.
The match was very _____. It was not calm. Fans felt strong _____. The game had a lot of tension until the end.
The other team was Córdoba CF. They also have a new start this _____. But they made old mistakes again.
Córdoba lost the match. They lost very _____ in the game. This is called a loss on the _____. It means the loss happened almost at the last second.
This match was in the second _____ of Spanish football. It is called Segunda División.