
1 player from both teams start in the box. The attacker then has to touch a cone and break into the box. the Defender then has to touch the same cone and try to stop the player scoring a goal. As soon as the attackâs breaks out of the box they call for the cross and the attacker then needs to finish. Every goal they get a point and the team with the most at the end is the winner.
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