Watkins to Lead Al-Hilal's Attack in Derby Against Al-Shabab
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Al-Hilal will play Al-Shabab soon. This game is called a derby. A derby is a match between two teams from the same city or area.
Watkins will lead the attack for Al-Hilal. This means he will try to score goals.
Al-Hilal won their last game 3-0. This game was called the Classico. It is a big match between two top teams.
But Al-Hilal has some problems now. Two players got hurt in the last game. Their names are Ali Lajami and Theo Hernandez.
People are also asking about Martinelli. He is another player on the team. We do not know yet if he will play.
Savic is a player for Al-Shabab. He has a special record in games against Al-Hilal. Fans want to know if he will do something special again.
Vocabulary8 words
- derby
- a match between two teams from the same area
- Classico
- a very important match between two big teams
- attack
- the players who try to score goals
- injury
- hurt part of the body
- record
- the best result ever in something
- lead
- to be the most important part
- win
- to be the best in a game
- situation
- how things are now
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1. Watkins 2. 3-0 3. Al-Shabab
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Al-Hilal will play Al-Shabab soon. This game is called a _____.
_____ will lead the attack for Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal won their last game _____. This game was called the _____.
Two players got hurt in the last game. Their names are Ali Lajami and _____.
People are also asking about _____.
_____ is a player for Al-Shabab. He has a special _____ in games against Al-Hilal.
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