Szoboszlai's Late Penalty Earns Liverpool a Draw at Newcastle
Liverpool played Newcastle in a football match. The score was 2-2 at the end.
Dominik Szoboszlai plays for Liverpool. He scored a penalty very late in the game. This penalty made the score 2-2.
Before his goal, Newcastle was winning the match. Szoboszlai's goal helped Liverpool get a draw instead of a loss.
The match happened on the same day as other football games. Manchester City won their game. Brighton also won their game.
This result is important for the league table. Liverpool wanted three points, but they only got one point from this draw.
Vocabulary3 words
- penalty
- a free kick from a short distance, given after a foul
- draw
- when a game ends and both teams have the same score
- league table
- a list that shows how teams are doing in a competition
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Quiz
Answer key
1. 2-2 2. Dominik Szoboszlai 3. False
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Liverpool played Newcastle in a football _____. The score was 2-2 at the end.
Dominik Szoboszlai plays for _____. He scored a penalty very late in the game.
Before his goal, Newcastle was _____ the match.
Szoboszlai's goal helped Liverpool get a _____ instead of a loss.
Manchester City won their game. _____ also won their game.
Liverpool wanted three points, but they only got one point from this _____.
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