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GAME FORMAT & DURATION
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1664382627046{margin-bottom: 23px !important;}”]A game will be played in two halves with each half consisting of 12.5 minutes divided by a 2.5-minute halftime interval.
All matches will be officiated by 2 on-field referees with the support of a technical bench.
A team is permitted to have 5 players on-field, one of which will also be a goal keeper.
Cards and warnings: A yellow card handed to a player will require him to be benched for 2 minutes during the half. The player will be called back on by the referee after 2 minutes. A second yellow will require to the player to be banned for the entire duration of the game with a further one match suspension. A direct red car will suspend the player for the current and a further 2 games in the tournament.
Substitutions will only be permitted during a pause in play of the game and not when the game / ball is in motion. Players will have to inform the referee before taking the field.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2170″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row]