Shadowing Practice: Impossible Moments in Football - Learn English Speaking with Video
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It's a perfect start for Galicia.
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Round three.
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Fight.
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No!
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Levakovic saves again.
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Round three.
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Fight. And he's denied! And Levakovic!
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It was just the execution of Kross, it wasn't good enough in that moment.
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Oh, challenge coming in here, Williams down in the area, cleared away.
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Gerrard's leap.
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Oh, that's a terrible back -header, into the part of Higuain, who should have opened the scoring in the World Cup Final.
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Kick!
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The Adoison will work again.
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And three times in the match.
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The space that Dominic Aller -Ewin could be able to win.
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The main line with Ruben Dias.
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It's a bit deeper than it is, it's not even a bit more.
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Five minutes later.
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Why are you just shaking?
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Hehehehehe He's got a bad
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He's still fighting Chiro and Saxen Penalty And he's pointing the penalty
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And he's pointing the penalty
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Red for Upamecano I thought KIA Chiro and Movil from the right
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Goal It's not over yet The header A penalty
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It's an elbow to the face and this too
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Right well, Michele Otato who's always so animated just a little sidestep away
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And finding De Bruyne, Grealish is the extra man,
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De Bruyne win himself and Scott Eusenly Manet and Firmino are so altruistic in the field.
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The winner is the winner.
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He's going to the right, he's going to the right, he's going to the right, he's going to the right!
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And the winner is the winner of London, and the winner is the winner!
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I can't do that!
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And then, it could be dangerous, it's still dangerous, he's shot in his face. And so, Manson calls.
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Direct the head of the back.
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He's on the way, he's on the way.
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Vlam, a great combination and then this is a score, I would say.
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But Vlam shoots him on the path.
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The one that's in the game is the one that's in the game.
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The one that's in the game is the one that's in the game.
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And then there's Bilsen in!
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And Ronaldo failed to make contact.
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How are you, Maguire? Where are you?
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Yeah.
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The best was the one that was lost.
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I don't have a caput.
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The game is a game.
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Miss City!
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Well here's Diogo Jota.
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Amane breaks down!
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Just behind him.
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Now Robertson.
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crowd Now we have to give it to the first one.
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The first one is to finish with the left leg.
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Mason Greenwood, once again, is to look at the front. And on John Mop.
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The guitar is today Luca Pai Reto.
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The transfer is a stop -up.
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The one can lose.
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On 12 minutes, the score is 1 -0.
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He's on the way of the team, but he's not a score.
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João Petro has already been a double.
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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West Ham takes the penalty and he scores the penalty!
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How can Puggies do that?
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Almost an impudence and Palace are so happy to have him!
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...pick on the left, Trońce.
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Let's see the action of the Grakowi!
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There's no Baker!
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He protects the Slonsk before the loss of the goal.
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He's a difficult game, he's shot!
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Perfect!
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He feels the possibility.
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Of course, he feels the possibility.
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He feels the chance to play.
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Leonardo Balerzi on a ballon.
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Mani, on my word!
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Sometimes a guy just has your number!
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And he said no, no, no!
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It was the last time, it was the last time.
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He saved almost!
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Oh, he would have tried the talent!
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But Kovar Macevic, and even Nubal, has not been wrong with the suit.
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Tech for Tech, he's got Desperadov square
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Surely not from there
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He's having a go
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Oh, he's done it!
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What an awful error from Walter Benitez He's fumbled the wall
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Chance for Tottenham, the shot takes a deflection
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That could be going in, it's in!
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Tottenham have taken the lead
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And here we see Arriboyo against the ball
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And then all...
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Manchester United, and the team
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The team is the team, the team is the team Ronaldo is the team
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The third one!
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The third one!
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The supply was a few centimeters for Benjamin Pavard's inside of the big -gauge.
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Doku again.
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Doku with a little step over.
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Comes into the box, goes outside, goes inside.
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On it goes to Bernardo Silden!
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I think
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it's
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in Ketje, isn't it?
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You're interested to see when the pass is played though.
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I'll be really interested to see when the initial pass...
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Salah off what is certainly his long run.
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And Smyrko denies it.
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And then the ball.
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And next is an escape.
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The volley of giving away penalty.
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And that's lifted the crowd like nothing else before it.
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Again the distractions. And Vigdala.
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And Rebe got a hand to it.
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And it's off the...
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Round two.
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Mike.
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Care if it works, it's all on this for Peru.
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Alex Valera.
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And Ritmey makes the save.
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It's a save that leads the world to Australia.
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A long runner to this one.
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He will be right -footed, a little jig across the 18 -yard line, a little shimmy, a shuffle, stalking it at most.
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What are you doing?
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Steps.
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And it's in, just for a moment.
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It looked as though it was later and saved it.
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Immix, with no fans here, you can hear all the trash talking.
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Playing together on separate teams in England.
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Another save for Tina, it's two in a row.
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Can Argentina take advantage of this one?
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He's feeling confident, I mean, he's in the zone from the beginning.
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He's got a ball.
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Kielini -Bringer!
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Goodbye!
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Andre Silva Well, well. And they'll feel powerful!
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Wilson...
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Long staff denied the opportunity for an immediate response!
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Trippier getting in...
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Wodman to dominate Eddie's...
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That's a decent ball...
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MOTI!
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What a blinding save from Aderson!
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What a save that is from Aderson!
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The ship is a centimeter.
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It's the architect.
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Good ball by Chassa.
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Nelson!
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Oh, for the side.
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That's 3 -3.
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The most incredible game.
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the game for joao felix and very good you can see it until now Griezmann
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he has almost set up but there was a ball for him but he did not go to the tricots
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Elegant centre -half, Virgil van Dijk to take the next.
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And van Dijk let nothing have there.
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Elegant centre -half, Virgil van Dijk.
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Swept in by Ori A.
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Fog flick, Dier, Dele Alli.
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Oh, how well has he done there?
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Brilliant improvisation from Dele Alli.
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Son with Lucas Moura in the middle.
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And Spursley 2 -0.
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That is a fantastic goal.
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Cresswell was...
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And there will be Odegaard off the crossbar twice!
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And Ozil just can't seem to find... Do crack!
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There's Ronaldo!
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Wow!
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Let's go!
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Chapéu!
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He's wasting...
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Where's the ball, Rudiger?
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Five minutes later...
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Flag here, but it's positive.
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He is dangerous and that is a reflex of Pence, which Benzema can't open the score.
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Here is the corner kick and it's come off the crossbar.
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Xhaka, back in the lane.
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Class and 3!
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Class and 3! And it's Saliba!
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10 minutes later
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What a goal!
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Dancing.
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It's Mahrez.
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City strike first.
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And with customary style.
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Oh!
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Oh, and Gerrard has slipped and Demba Bar is through here for Chelsea.
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It's Bar, he scores in front of the court.
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Catastrophe!
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No messing with that clearance.
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Oh, what a mistake!
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And now Manchester United are clean through.
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What a great chance this is.
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United score!
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What a smash and grab!
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That's it man.
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Game over man.
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Game over.
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Mbappe into Benzema and Benzema knows how fast Mbappe is and he's got past Hummels again and brought him down
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Taglifico beaten to that by Mbappe, watch him go Mascherano won't get near him Mbappe down,
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it's a penalty for France Fernandes Fred Ronaldo Down towards Linger Ronaldo Nooo!
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Manchester United win!
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It's Cristiano Ronaldo!
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Ronaldo's on to this one.
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Ronaldo's still going.
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Desperate to get away.
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Ronaldo shot!
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Oh, he's done it!
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He is quite extraordinary!
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Mirancuk...
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And here's Luis Muriel!
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What a way to win a game!
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It's his first in Serie A this season.
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It's a goal!
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Garnaccio, got a great drink, where's Ederson gone?
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The keeper way out of position, the block by Okanje, Ericsson will try to resuscitate.
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De Lowe with the ball in, the overhead, oh, astonishing!
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Garnaccio with one of the great goals, Lunez.
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He's grealish, what an impact he's had on this game.
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Holland, brilliant finish Jurelito, you can see
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The salvation of Valle O 'Gor From the Fikaio Tomori
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How did he miss?
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How has he missed from there?
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That's it, the pose.
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The silver advances and Rico Lewis has Haaland ahead of him and Alvarez wide of him.
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And Lewis keeps on going and Martinelli was nibbling and Lewis is in.
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And bulges the net but the whistle has long since gone.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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If you have a match near the top, put it in Erlinga, Holland.
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We have two corners with Jack Gredis.
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It's a rock corner.
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It's a rock corner for the fourth quarter.
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I'm not
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sure what you mean.
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Manchester United trying to get numbers back, Haaland!
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Two goals in four minutes.
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New Sencets not going to end 2 -2 either.
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Might not be 2 -2 for long.
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Another error!
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Spurs lead again.
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Jolanda's first time and he does well.
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Lamella!
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Iconic from Eric Lamella!
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He stays this way.
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They'll be back above Liverpool at the table up into the top eight.
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Good lay out to pass.
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And it's also a fantastic ball to Forten.
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End of the game.
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A great chance to fill Forten. But his ball is...
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Oh, I'm still dead.
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Well, he stays the first one to hit and here he goes to the field it is Dadis' deep
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The game is playing.
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It's the game over there.
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It's the game over there.
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It's the game over there.
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It's the game over there.
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It's the game over there.
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It's the game over there.
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It's the game over there.
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It's the game over there.
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David Luer.
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It's the game over there, because this situation is really out.
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And then he will get in!
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And Hoaland with 17 goals, it should also be.
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The lane in and the rope will go back to Hoaland.
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I'm going to go to Hoaland.
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I'm going to go to Hoaland!
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On the table, Hoaland!
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There was a little over!
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I saw him at the weekend, and he had two players scored.
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LeBard, it's a big...
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Statistics certainly back it up.
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That's a good touch.
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Asano still going!
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Oh my!
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Unbelievable!
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Unbelievable!
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And O 'Reilly runs in to Rasker.
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They're welcome to Madrid, although everyone else stops and shoots it!
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He's won a very few.
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Here's Dokui to Haaland.
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He is so dangerous.
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They turned that on an instant don't they?
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Switched the ball from one side.
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No, he missed it!
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Oh my goodness.
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Mbappé, Mbappé, Mbappé got the time in Iran, France and the New York.
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He is with the ball.
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And Mappe is just so to save the ball in the goal.
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The best attack of the goal is Gundogan who is the exterior.
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Oh, LeBron is for Alorme.
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The action of Virtue.
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Bernardo Silva, 3 -3.
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outside but Arteta's been asking him with Zinchenko to come inside at times this season as well that positional interchange
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United's match with Arndel Ech from a London stadium all with us Thursday night on BT Sport as Rashford chases
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this one and has got away from Tarkovsky gets round the goalkeeper and finishes Rashford strikes
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Magic United 3 -1 up and so
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What is it done here?
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It was...
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Kimmich...
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Oyoyoy!
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Blassey Hüther...
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Oli Mervolva...
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Opa, that's the star!
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Again, again Morris!
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Latte and the catcher for Lutentown!
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Tom Lockyer with 1 -0!
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Oh, Salah is the opponent's opponent, the next one, and this one is done!
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A half hour before the end!
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presented it straight to Jamie Vardy who walks it in for 2 -1 Leicester
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and in all the vicious Marvanova it comes Musiala's way here Musiala for De Ligtjel
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and he gets it and what a bang it is Matt Eister
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The situation is like this one.
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He's got...
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How incredible is that?
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Is there anything this man cannot do?
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Deal!
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Deal!
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He was absolutely all at the stadium.
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He just went on the right side.
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He came to the corner of the game and when everyone was expecting the win, and maybe that win was the win,
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he took the lap, which was the end of the game of Ivushic, he threw it out and...
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Marks, yeah!
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How can Marks?
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Sorry Marks United!
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Get the trick!
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It's Yekato!
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Lukaku, he played the game, but there's a shot!
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Lukaku, 3 -0!
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Split goal, split!
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You can get that quickly.
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Well, here is Mitra, go over goal!
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And Kemper is at a retreat under his goal line, quick thinking from Alexander Mitrovic.
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Viet, lovely!
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Pass, Amiri turns cleverly, can he find a finish?
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Oh he can!
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A fantastic goal!
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Amiri's super...
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Good bye!
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Why oh why oh why?
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Woo!
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Woo!
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Picking!
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Sancho!
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Haaland!
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Haaland's volley is beautiful beyond compare!
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Word class!
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Oops!
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Oh, oh, oh, what's really bad!
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Really bad, what's happening here?
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No, no, no!
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1 -1, 1 -1, 1 -1, 1 -1, 1 -1
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The goalkeeper tried to clear it, but Tomlin was charging him down.
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The ball ran loose and Tomlin put it in the net.
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The players are writhing now.
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Immobile goes down.
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Penalty given against Palomino.
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Didn't look.
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Bye bye.
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Well, action.
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Perisic, who will try to get to Dago Dalo.
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He pushes it too far.
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His ball is Perisic.
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Very well defended by Dalot
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The driver is the driver of Liverpool and...
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Oh, he's done the rest against William Saliba.
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The pattern was very important for the Hattier.
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He's off the post!
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Oh, there's Tyrone!
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Roberts with an incredible miss!
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Oh, no!
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Did he do that?
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Line track Frankfurt.
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Sens.
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Here he comes.
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And Kep has done it!
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Straight on, runner.
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Oh, making an extraordinary moment.
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Yassine Bono
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way in sacrifice against
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Impossible Moments in Football”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ball, goal, penalty. This video has 398 sentences and 2334 words to shadow. The speech runs for 34:31. The speaker talks slowly, about 68 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| penalty noun | /ˈpɛn.əl.ti/ | A legal sentence. |
| deny verb | /dəˈnaɪ/ | To disallow or reject. |
| extraordinary adjective | /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/ | Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual. |
| runner noun | /ˈɹʌnɚ/ | A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete. |
| unbelievable adjective | /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ | Not to be believed. |
| elegant adjective | /ˈɛləɡənt/ | Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity. |
| header noun | /ˈhɛdɚ/ | The upper portion of a page (or other) layout. |
| goalkeeper noun | /ˈɡoʊl.kiːpɚ/ | A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal. |
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| defend verb | /dɪˈfɪnd/ | To ward off attacks against (something or someone). |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| trash noun | /tɹæʃ/ | Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| break down verb | To stop functioning. |
| clear away verb | To tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat. |
| come off verb | To become detached. |
| get away verb | To move away (from). |
| get past verb | To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way. |
| get round verb | Synonym of bet round (“to bet equally on horses in a race”). |
| give away verb | To make a gift of (something). |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why are you just shaking?
- I don't have a caput.
- What are you doing?
- They turned that on an instant don't they?
- Really bad, what's happening here?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has already been · has not been · have taken |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was lost · is played |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one that was · lap, which was |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: trash /tɹæʃ/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/, smash /smæʃ/, salvation /sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/, sensitivity /ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/, catastrophe /kəˈtæstɹəfi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like penalty, deny, extraordinary.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.