Spurs Beat Hoffenheim 3-0 in Pre-Season Friendly
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Tottenham played Hoffenheim in a friendly match. The game was on 16 August. Tottenham won the game 3-0.
Richarlison scored the first goal for Tottenham. This is called the opener. Mikey Moore scored two goals. Two goals by one player is a double.
This was a pre-season match. Pre-season games help teams get ready. They are not part of the real league.
Tottenham did not lose any pre-season games. This means they are unbeaten. The win against Hoffenheim continued this good record.
Fans can watch these matches on TV or online. There is also information about team news and kit colours before each game. A kit is the clothes players wear.
Vocabulary15 words
- friendly
- a game that is not for points; just for practice
- opener
- the first goal in a game
- double
- two goals by the same player
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other for points
- unbeaten
- not losing any games
- kit
- the clothes a football team wears
- pre-season
- the time before the real season starts
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- match
- one game of football
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net
- team news
- information about which players will play
- head-to-head
- past games between two teams
- win
- to have more goals than the other team
- club
- a football team and its organisation
- stats
- numbers that show facts about a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. 3-0 to Tottenham 2. Mikey Moore 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tottenham played Hoffenheim in a _____ match. The game was on 16 August. Tottenham won the game _____.
Richarlison scored the first goal for Tottenham. This is called the _____. Mikey Moore scored two goals. Two goals by one player is a _____.
This was a _____ match. Pre-season games help teams get ready. They are not part of the real _____.
Tottenham did not lose any pre-season games. This means they are _____. The win against Hoffenheim continued this good _____.
Fans can watch these matches on TV or online. There is also information about team news and _____ colours before each game.
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