Vocabulary Development
Words Associated with Sports (II)
Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate word from the list below the passage.
The football _1__ which was played under _2__ at the Nnamdi Azikwe __3__ attracted a mammoth crowd of __4__. The opposing teams had already taken position after a __5__ of a coin. The __6__ were already at alert by the right and left sides of the field. They held tightly their __7__ which they 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 home team nearly found the_13_ in the 40th minute of the first _14__ but the _15__ blocked their 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 being carried off the pitch he wept profusely. It was quite a gruelling encounter as neither side __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 thus 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





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