The Stadium and the Crowd
Heading to the match? You will need to know your way around the stadium (stadionet) and find your place in the stand (tribunen). As a spectator (tilskueren), you can cheer (heppe) for your favorite team.
| The happy spectators went home from the stadium. | De glade tilskuere gik hjem fra stadionet. |
| We stood in the stand and cheered. | Vi stod på tribunen og heppede. |
The Match and the Goalkeeper
A football match is divided into halves. When the second half (halvlegen) begins, the pressure is on to score (score) a goal. First, however, the players must get the ball past a skilled goalkeeper (målmanden).
| The team played better in the second half. | Holdet spillede bedre i anden halvleg. |
| It is hard to score against a skilled goalkeeper. | Det er svært at score mod en dygtig målmand. |
Penalties and Kicks
Danish uses the root word spark (kick) to form several football terms. Depending on the play, the referee might award a free kick (frisparket), a corner kick (hjørnesparket), or a penalty kick (straffesparket). These are all neuter words, taking the -et suffix in their definite forms.
| Our team got the first corner kick. | Vores hold fik det første hjørnespark. |
| The referee gave the team a penalty kick. | Dommeren gav holdet et straffespark. |
| The player asked for a free kick, but the referee said no. | Spilleren bad om et frispark, men dommeren sagde nej. |
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