FC Tokyo Hosts Chiba, Looks for First Win of the Season
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FC Tokyo will face Chiba on Friday, August 21, at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
Around 50,000 fans are expected to attend the match, which is important because FC Tokyo have not won a single league game so far this season.
The club is hoping to finally get its first win of the year in front of a big crowd.
The starting lineup has been announced, and defender Yuto Nagatomo is not included in the squad for this game.
Meanwhile, FC Tokyo forward Nagakura has scored in his last two matches and hopes to continue his good form.
He said that the moment when the crowd gets excited is something he really loves.
Before the match, the club will also open a goods stall selling team merchandise, along with a gacha gacha corner, a type of small toy vending machine popular in Japan.
These activities are meant to give fans extra fun before kickoff.
FC Tokyo supporters will be hoping that a strong home crowd can help push the team to its first league victory of the season.
With so many fans expected, both the atmosphere and the result of the match are drawing attention.
Vocabulary10 words
- National Stadium
- a very large stadium used for big sports events in Tokyo
- goods stall
- a small shop selling team items like shirts or bags
- gacha gacha
- a small machine that gives a random toy for coins
- lineup
- the list of players who start a match
- squad
- the full group of players in a team
- forward
- a player whose main job is to score goals
- form
- how well a player has been playing recently
- crowd
- a large group of people watching an event
- kickoff
- the start of a football match
- victory
- a win in a game or contest
Quiz
Answer key
1. Around 50,000 2. He scored in both 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
FC Tokyo will face Chiba on Friday, August 21, at the _____ in Tokyo.
Around 50,000 fans are expected to attend the match, which is important because FC Tokyo have not won a single _____ game so far this season.
The club is hoping to finally get its first win of the year in front of a big _____.
The starting lineup has been announced, and defender Yuto _____ is not included in the squad for this game.
FC Tokyo forward _____ has scored in his last two matches and hopes to continue his good form.
He said that the moment when the crowd gets _____ is something he really loves.
Before the match, the club will also open a goods stall selling team _____, along with a gacha gacha corner.
FC Tokyo supporters will be hoping that a strong home crowd can help push the team to its first league _____ of the season.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think a big crowd can help a football team play better?
- Have you ever tried a gacha gacha machine? What was it like?
- Why might a team struggle to win games at the start of a season?
- What do you think players feel when a whole stadium cheers for them?