Russian Hockey Team Loses to Sweden in First Round of World Cup
Lesson Brief
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The Russian National Hockey team lost to Sweden in the first round of the Hockey World Cup. The loss came off a disallowed goal in which the referees used video replay to conclude that the Russian goal was scored with a player's hand, rather than the stick. Russia hope to rebound in their second game.
Click and Match
- Swede
- швед
- puck
- шайба
- disappointment, frustration
- разочарование
- hockey stick
- клюшка
- disassembled, analyzed, dissected
- разобранный
- back home (adv.)
- восвояси
- to stick (to), to adhere (to)
- придерживаться, придержаться чего-нибудь
- aegis, support, backing, protection
- эгида
- to gain, to acquire, to be blessed with
- обретать, обрести что-нибудь
- tougher, harder (comparative)
- пожестче