Underdog Altglienicke Pushes Wolfsburg to Penalties in German Cup
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VSG Altglienicke played VfL Wolfsburg in the German Cup.
Altglienicke is a small team. People call them an underdog. Wolfsburg plays in a bigger league.
The match happened in Berlin. Player Fabian Reese came back to play. This was his return to the team.
The game was very close. It went to a penalty shootout. This happens when the score is equal after normal time.
Wolfsburg did not lose. They avoided a blamage, which means a big shame or embarrassment.
Altglienicke played very well. They almost beat a much bigger team. Many fans were happy about the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- underdog
- a team that is not expected to win
- return
- coming back after being away
- penalty shootout
- a way to decide a winner by kicking penalty shots
- blamage
- a big shame or embarrassing loss
- German Cup
- a big football competition in Germany
- Bundesliga
- the top football league in Germany
- lower-league
- playing in a smaller, less famous league
- shootout
- a short part of a game to find a winner
- match
- a game between two teams
- score
- the number of goals each team has
- avoided
- did not let something happen
- close game
- a game where both teams play almost equally well
- player
- a person who plays in a sports team
- team
- a group of people who play sports together
- competition
- an event where teams try to win
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Answer key
1. VSG Altglienicke 2. With a penalty shootout 3. True
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VSG Altglienicke played VfL _____ in the German Cup.
Altglienicke is a small team. People call them an _____.
The match happened in _____. Player Fabian Reese came back to play.
The game was very close. It went to a penalty _____.
Wolfsburg did not lose. They avoided a _____.
Altglienicke played very well. They almost beat a much _____ team.
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