Football Match in Brazil Ends 23-1
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A football match in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais ended with a remarkable score of 23-1. The game was part of a regional championship, a competition between teams from the same state.
The result has entered the list of the biggest scorelines in the history of Brazilian football. Many fans and news outlets were shocked by the huge difference between the two teams.
The team that lost 23-1 was playing in the third division of football in Minas Gerais, the third level of the state's football system. Across five matches, this team conceded 54 goals, meaning the other teams scored 54 times against them.
After this heavy defeat, the team has been eliminated from the championship. This means they can no longer compete in this year's tournament.
Following the match, sports journalists have been looking back at other huge scorelines from Brazilian football history. The 23-1 result now stands as one of the most extreme examples ever recorded in the country.
Such lopsided results are rare at higher levels of football but sometimes happen in lower, amateur divisions, where the gap in skill and preparation between teams can be much bigger.
Vocabulary6 words
- regional championship
- a sports competition for teams from one area or state
- scoreline
- the final result of a game, showing how many points each team got
- conceded
- allowed the other team to score
- eliminated
- removed from a competition because of losing
- division
- a level or group in a sports competition
- amateur
- not professional; done for fun, not money
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1. 23-1 2. They were eliminated from the championship after conceding 54 goals in five games 3. In lower, amateur divisions
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A football match in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais ended with a remarkable score of _____. The game was part of a _____, a competition between teams from the same state.
The result has entered the list of the biggest _____ in the history of Brazilian football.
The team that lost 23-1 was playing in the third _____ of football in Minas Gerais. Across five matches, this team _____ 54 goals.
After this heavy defeat, the team has been _____ from the championship.
Such lopsided results are rare at higher levels of football but sometimes happen in lower, _____ divisions.
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