Germany beats Nigera 1-0 at FIFA Women World Cup

 　　BERLIN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Host and defending world champion Germany sealed quarterfinal spot with the second win in group A, owing the decider by midfielder Simone Laudehr in front of 48,817 spectators in Frankfurt on Thursday.

　　In a rough match with many fouls², Germany seemed impressed by the tough style of play by Nigeria, thus made it impossible for the host to develop their style of play, and both sides took a draw into the break.

　　After the break, Germany pilled on the pressure to enforce the winner at the 54th minute as Laudehr utilized³ a follow up shot from penalty area to eliminate Nigeria from the tournament, as they remained incapable⁴ to threat German defence with their long-range efforts.

　　In group A, France currently occupies top position with six points followed by Germany on second with six but with a weaker goal difference. Nigeria sits on third and Canada on fourth with zero points.

　　"Due to the foul¹ plays, we never came into play. Anyway, we have not staged a good game but we are still happy to have reached next round," German coach Sylvia Neid said after the match.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

2 fouls   

n.煤层尖灭；恶劣的( foul的名词复数 )；邪恶的；难闻的；下流的v.使污秽( foul的第三人称单数 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• The player was sent off the field because of fouls. 这名运动员因屡屡犯规而被罚下场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Jones was ordered off in the second half after repeated fouls. 由于屡次犯规，琼斯在下半场中被责令退出比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 incapable   

adj.无能力的，不能做某事的

参考例句：

• He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
• Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。