To Start blues are attacking and reds are defending.
The aim is for the red player (defender) to stop the blue player from dribbling the ball into the cone goal at the end of the pitch.
The defender when he intercepts the ball must keep possession for 5 seconds and keep the ball within the marked area.
If the defender keeps possession for 5 seconds the game starts again.
The ball starts with the defender who passes to the attacker and then immediately closes him down.
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