Breakdown of Вратарь после матча сказал, что первый гол был случайным.
быть
to be
сказать
to say
что
that
после
after
Questions & Answers about Вратарь после матча сказал, что первый гол был случайным.
Why is вратарь used here? Is it the same as goalkeeper?
Yes. Вратарь is the standard Russian word for goalkeeper.
A few useful notes:
- It comes from врата/ворота, meaning gate/goal.
- In sports Russian, you may also hear голкипер, which is a borrowing from English.
- Вратарь is the more traditional and fully native-sounding word.
So in this sentence, вратарь simply means the goalkeeper.
Why is it после матча and not после матч?
Because после requires the genitive case.
- матч = match (dictionary form, nominative)
- матча = genitive singular
So:
- после матча = after the match
This is a very common pattern in Russian:
- после урока = after the lesson
- после игры = after the game
- после фильма = after the film
Why is the verb сказал?