Criciúma Draws With Botafogo-SP in Late Goal
Listen to the story
Criciúma, the league leader in Brazil's Série B football competition, drew 1-1 with Botafogo-SP in a recent match.
Before the game, fans wanted to know where to watch it live, the match schedule, and the starting lineups of both teams.
Criciúma had been winning many games and was at the top of the Série B table.
However, the team could not get a win in this match. Botafogo-SP managed to hold Criciúma to a draw.
The most exciting moment came at the very end of the game. Criciúma's player, Waguininho, scored a late goal.
He hit the ball hard and lifted it over the Botafogo-SP goalkeeper. This kind of shot is called a lob.
The goal meant the match finished as a 1-1 draw instead of a loss for Criciúma.
Even though Criciúma did not win, the team remained the leader of Série B after the match.
Série B is an important football competition in Brazil. Many teams play in it every season.
Fans of both teams were watching closely, since a draw against the top team is still a good result for Botafogo-SP.
For Criciúma, dropping points at the last minute was disappointing, but the team's position at the top was not lost.
The match showed how quickly a game can change, even in the final seconds.
Vocabulary7 words
- league leader
- the team that is first in the competition
- starting lineups
- the players who begin the match for each team
- late goal
- a goal scored close to the end of the game
- goalkeeper
- the player who tries to stop goals
- lob
- a shot that goes high over a player
- draw
- a final score where both teams are equal
- result
- the final score or outcome of a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. League leader 2. By lobbing the goalkeeper 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Criciúma, the _____ in Brazil's Série B football competition, drew 1-1 with Botafogo-SP.
Fans wanted to know where to watch it live, the match schedule, and the _____ of both teams.
Criciúma had been winning many games and was at the top of the Série B _____.
However, the team could not get a win in this _____.
The most exciting moment came at the very end of the game with a _____ goal.
He hit the ball hard and lifted it over the Botafogo-SP _____.
This kind of shot is called a _____.
The goal meant the match finished as a 1-1 _____.
Even though Criciúma did not win, the team remained the _____ of Série B.
A draw against the top team is still a good _____ for Botafogo-SP.