Vocabulary Development Words Associated with Sports (II) Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate word from the list below the passage. which was played under_2_ at the Nnamdi Azikiwe 3 attracted a mammoth 6 The opposing teams had already taken position after a of a coin. The were already at alert by the right and left sides of the field. They held tightly their _7__ which they The football 1 4 crowd of 5 would wave to notify the centre 8 when there was 9 At exactly 4.00 p.m. the Governor took the 10 and the game started. The match was quite interesting as there was no dull moment during the ninety-minute_11_ The visiting team gave a good account of themselves. The team was quite formidable too. On both sides there were 12 passes. The blocked their home team nearly found the_13_ in the 40th minute of the first 14 but the 15 chance as he dived full length to collect the ball. The outside left player of the visiting team wearing No. 8 jersey was given a 16 card having injured his opponent so seriously that a_17_had to be sent for to convey him out of the field. As the 18 was quite a gruelling encounter as neither side was being carried off the pitch he wept profusely. It 19 any goal. It would have ended a goalless draw but for the centre-forward of the visiting team that scored a _20__ having _21__ three players of the opposing team in a row each time . The visiting team carried the _22__. Indeed, the centre referee was commended for good _23__ YOU ARE TO PICK YOUR ANSWERS FROM THE WORDS BELOW
day, stadium, referee, conceded, encounter, officiating, net, red, stretcher, hat-trick, flags, spectators, dribbled, floodlights, toss, an infringement, kick off, linesmen, match, accurate, half, goalkeeper, player ​