Vasco's Youth Teams Face Petrópolis in Copa Rio
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Vasco played Petrópolis on Tuesday. The game was for the Copa Rio. Vasco has two young teams in this competition. One team is Under-15. The other team is Under-17.
The Under-17 team played first. Vasco showed its lineup before the game. The players were ready to play.
The Under-17 team played very well. Vasco won the game. The score was 6 to 0. This is called a goleada in Brazil. It means a very big win.
The Under-15 team also played Petrópolis. Both teams are young players. They want to become good footballers in the future.
Vasco is a big football club in Brazil. The club has many young teams. These teams play in different tournaments every year.
Vocabulary10 words
- Copa Rio
- the name of a football competition
- competition
- a contest between teams
- Under-15
- a team for players younger than 15 years
- Under-17
- a team for players younger than 17 years
- lineup
- the list of players who will play
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- goleada
- a very big win with many goals
- players
- people who play a sport
- football club
- a group that has football teams
- tournaments
- many games in one competition
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1. Petrópolis 2. 6-0 3. True
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Vasco played Petrópolis on _____. The game was for the Copa Rio.
Vasco has two young teams in this _____.
One team is Under-15. The other team is _____.
The Under-17 team played _____.
Vasco showed its _____ before the game.
The Under-17 team played very _____.
Vasco _____ the game.
The score was 6 to _____.
This is called a goleada in _____.
The Under-15 team also played _____.
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