Iniesta's 2010 Goal: Spanish A1
Read in simple Spanish about Andres Iniesta's goal in the 2010 World Cup final.
El gol de Iniesta en 2010
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About this article
What you'll learn
basic football vocabulary, match scores, «jugar contra», and the present tense in sports narration
A short account of the Johannesburg final, Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute, and Spain's first World Cup title.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
Quedan pocos minutos
newonly a few minutes remain
Here «quedar» says how much time is still left before the end.
Useful for talking about time, matches, and deadlines.
por primera vez
newfor the first time
The phrase shows that an event had never happened before.
Useful for talking about a first experience or achievement.
Debajo lleva otra camiseta
newunderneath, he is wearing another shirt
«Debajo» indicates a lower position, while «lleva» describes clothing worn by a person.
It helps describe clothing and where it is.
levanta la copa
newlifts the trophy
The phrase describes raising a trophy during a celebration.
It is common in sports news.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
La final
la final
the final
The last match of a tournament, which decides the champion.
An essential word for understanding a sports text.
El marcador
el marcador
the score
It shows the number of goals or points for each team.
Needed for talking about a match result.
Una prórroga
una prórroga
extra time
Additional playing time after the regular part of a match when a winner is needed.
An important word for football and other sports.
Un pase
un pase
a pass
Sending the ball to another player on the same team.
A basic action in football.
El portero
el portero
the goalkeeper
The player who defends the team's goal.
An essential name for a football position.
El árbitro
El árbitro
the referee
The person who enforces the rules during a match.
Needed for describing sporting events.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Jugar contra
España juega contra Países Bajos
to play against
After «jugar», the preposition «contra» introduces the opponent.
It lets you name both sides of a match.
«Está» for the score
el marcador está cero a cero
the score is nil-nil
«Estar» describes the state of the score at a particular moment.
Useful for reporting the score during a match.
The present in sports narration
Iniesta recibe el pase y marca
Iniesta receives the pass and scores
The present makes a recorded moment feel immediate and vivid.
It is common when commenting on events in a video.
«Ganar por» and a score
España gana por uno a cero
to win by one goal to nil
After «ganar por», Spanish can state the margin or the final score.
It is a natural pattern for a match result.
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