Players line up as shown. The ball is pushed out to the stopper at the top of the circle. They then move the ball to Blue five on the left slip.
The ball is then passed to blue 6 who has run into the penalty spot, he / she then deflects the ball back for blue player 4 to run in and lift the ball over the goalkeeper.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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