Sudtirol and Sampdoria Draw 1-1 in Late Drama
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Sudtirol and Sampdoria played a football match in Bolzano. The game finished 1-1.
Verschaeren scored a goal for one team. But it was not enough to win.
Molina scored in the last minutes of the game. He scored from a penalty.
A penalty is a free shot at the goal. The referee gives it after a rule break.
This happened in stoppage time. Stoppage time is extra time at the end of a match.
Sampdoria's coach is called D'Angelo. He spoke after the game.
D'Angelo said the team gave everything. He said they must now work hard.
He also called the draw a lost chance. He thinks they could have won.
The match was a draw. A draw means both teams get the same result.
Both teams now have one more point. No team won the match.
Vocabulary5 words
- football match
- a game between two football teams
- penalty
- a free kick at goal given for a rule break
- referee
- the person who controls the game
- stoppage time
- extra minutes added at the end of a match
- draw
- a game result where no team wins
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1. 1-1 2. From a penalty 3. In stoppage time
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Sudtirol and Sampdoria played a football match in _____. The game finished _____.
Verschaeren scored a goal for one team. But it was not enough to _____.
Molina scored in the last minutes of the game. He scored from a _____.
A penalty is a free shot at the goal. The _____ gives it after a rule break.
This happened in _____. Stoppage time is extra time at the end of a match.
Sampdoria's coach is called _____. He spoke after the game.
D'Angelo said the team gave _____. He said they must now work hard.
He also called the draw a lost _____. He thinks they could have won.
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