4x4 game with goalkeepers, the pitch is split into three tracks- right, left and centre.
When a player on the left receives the ball from a set piece, he can only pass it once both players from the right hand side are in the middle track.
Players from the right hand side can only access the right and middle tracks and players from the left canonly access the left and middle.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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