Date: Monday, 2nd February 2026

Competition: Serie A (Italian League)

Stadium: Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy

Final Score: Udinese 1-0 Roma

The Match

Last night, Udinese played against Roma in an important football match. The game was in Udine, in the north of Italy.

First Half

The first half was very interesting. Both teams wanted to score, but nobody scored a goal. Udinese played well and had some good chances. The Roma goalkeeper, Mile Svilar, made some very good saves. He stopped shots from Atta and Ekkelenkamp.

Roma tried to attack too, but they could not create many good chances. At half-time, the score was 0-0.

Second Half

The second half started, and after four minutes, Udinese scored! Jurgen Ekkelenkamp took a free kick. The ball hit a Roma player (Malen) and changed direction. The goalkeeper could not stop it. Goal! Udinese 1-0!

Roma tried very hard to score after this. They made changes and put new players on the field. They wanted to get one goal to make it 1-1.

In the last minute of the game, Roma scored! But the referee said no - it was offside. The goal did not count.

At the very end, Roma had one more chance, but the Udinese goalkeeper, Okoye, made a great save.

Final Result

Udinese won 1-0. This was a good result for Udinese and a bad result for Roma.

What It Means

• Udinese now has 32 points and is in 9th place in the league

• Roma now has 43 points and is in 5th place

• Roma wanted to stay in the top four, but now Juventus is ahead of them

GLOSSARY

Attack - when a team tries to score a goal

Chance - a good moment to score a goal

Deflection - when the ball hits something and changes direction

Free kick - a kick you get when the other team makes a foul

Goalkeeper - the player who stops the ball from going into the goal

Half-time - the break in the middle of a football match

League - a competition where teams play many matches

Offside - when a player is in the wrong position (against the rules)

Referee - the person who controls the match and makes decisions

Save - when the goalkeeper stops the ball

Score - to put the ball in the goal / the number of goals

Stadium - the place where people watch football matches

QUIZ - Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: Where was the match played?

A) Rome

B) Udine

C) Milan

D) Turin

Question 2: What was the final score?

A) Roma 1-0 Udinese

B) Udinese 2-1 Roma

C) Udinese 1-0 Roma

D) 0-0 (draw)

Question 3: Who scored the goal for Udinese?

A) Okoye

B) Svilar

C) Ekkelenkamp

D) Malen

Question 4: How did Udinese score their goal?

A) From a penalty

B) From a corner

C) From a free kick with a deflection

D) From a long shot

Question 5: What happened to Roma's goal in the last minute?

A) It counted and the game was 1-1

B) It was offside and did not count

C) The goalkeeper saved it

D) It hit the post

Question 6: Who is the goalkeeper for Roma?

A) Okoye

B) Ekkelenkamp

C) Svilar

D) Cristante

Question 7: What time did the goal happen?

A) In the first half

B) At half-time

C) Four minutes after half-time

D) In the last minute

Question 8: What position is Udinese in now?

A) 5th place

B) 9th place

C) 1st place

D) 15th place

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ANSWERS

1. B - Udine

2. C - Udinese 1-0 Roma

3. C - Ekkelenkamp

4. C - From a free kick with a deflection

5. B - It was offside and did not count

6. C - Svilar

7. C - Four minutes after half-time

8. B - 9th place

Well done! I hope you enjoyed reading about this football match in English!