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Many people love watching football.

I love watching football too.

Today, I want to talk about a football match.

This match was very interesting.

In this match, there were two teams.

One team was big, and very famous.

The other team was not so famous.

The big team plays football very well.

Everyone thought the big team would win.

But football can be surprising sometimes.

Today was exactly that kind of match.

Both teams wanted to play well.

Both teams also wanted to win.

Everyone wanted to see: who would win?

Many, many people came to watch.

The people watching were all very happy.

Some wanted this team to win.

Others wanted that team to win.

Everyone sat down to watch the match.

Before it started, everyone was waiting.

Everyone wondered: who would win today?

The people watching were all very happy.

Everyone really wanted to see this match.

Watching this match felt great.

Okay, now let's look at this match.

Of these two teams, one is England.

The other one is Ghana.

England is the very famous team.

Everyone says England is formidable.

England has many very good players.

Ghana is not as famous as England.

But Ghana's players also work very hard.

So everyone thought England would win.

Okay, the match began.

Both teams wanted to score.

"To score" means to kick the ball in.

From the start, England kept pushing forward.

They wanted to score quickly.

Most of the time, the ball was near Ghana's goal.

England attacked once, then again.

They shot at goal many times.

But the ball just wouldn't go in.

Why?

Because Ghana defended too well.

Ghana's players all stood in front of their goal.

Together, they guarded their goal.

When England went left, they defended left.

When England went right, they defended right.

No matter how England played, it just wouldn't go in.

A few times the ball almost went in, but didn't.

England played a long time, still no goal.

The people watching were all anxious.

In the end, the match finished, nil-nil.

Neither team scored a goal.

For England, this was a little bit of a pity.

They attacked so much, yet didn't win.

But for Ghana, this was a good thing.

Because they held on, and didn't lose.

Against such a strong team, not losing is hard.

They kept working hard, everyone fought.

So they protected their own goal.

They got one point.

For Ghana, this one point is important.

Ghana's players were all very happy.

They defended so well, everyone admired them.

For a less famous team, this really isn't easy.

Their fans were all especially happy.

Actually, this is the fun part of football.

Attacking a lot doesn't always mean you win.

Being able to defend is impressive too.

Sometimes, a small team can hold off a big team.

Okay, that's all for today's football match.

England and Ghana, nil-nil.

Ghana defended well, and got one point.

A small team holding off a big team is admirable.

Thanks for listening, see you next time.