Tottenham Beat Hoffenheim 3-0 in Pre-Season Friendly
Tottenham Hotspur played Hoffenheim in a friendly match. A friendly is a game that is not part of a big competition. Teams play friendlies before the season starts.
Tottenham won the game 3-0. Richarlison scored the first goal. He is a player from Brazil. Mikey Moore scored two goals. This is called a double.
James Maddison played in the game too. He is back after some time away from the team. This is called a return.
Two other players also played well. Their names are Davies and Williams-Barnett. They were on target. This means they had good chances or scored.
Tottenham have not lost any games this pre-season. Pre-season is the time before the real season begins. Teams use it to get ready.
This win keeps Tottenham unbeaten. Unbeaten means a team has not lost a game. Fans are happy with the team's form before the new season.
Vocabulary15 words
- friendly
- a game that is just for practice, not for points
- double
- when one player scores two goals
- return
- coming back after being away
- on target
- playing well or scoring
- pre-season
- the time before the real games start
- unbeaten
- not losing any games
- opener
- the first goal in a game
- draw
- when both teams get the same score
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- head-to-head
- past games between two teams
- stats
- numbers that show how a team plays
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- match
- a game between two teams
- goal
- when the ball goes in the net
- player
- a person who plays a sport
Quiz
Answer key
1. 3-0 to Tottenham 2. Mikey Moore 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tottenham Hotspur played Hoffenheim in a _____ match. A friendly is a game that is not part of a big competition. Teams play friendlies before the season starts.
Tottenham won the game _____. Richarlison scored the first goal. He is a player from Brazil. Mikey Moore scored two goals. This is called a _____.
James Maddison played in the game too. He is back after some time away from the team. This is called a _____.
Two other players also played well. Their names are Davies and Williams-Barnett. They were _____. This means they had good chances or scored.
Tottenham have not lost any games this _____. Pre-season is the time before the real season begins. Teams use it to get ready.
This win keeps Tottenham _____. Unbeaten means a team has not lost a game. Fans are happy with the team's _____ before the new season.
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