The rules of this fierce sports game are simple: no matter how you do it, get the ball in the opponent's goal. Knock your opponent to the ground as you try to find an opening for a pass towards a team member. Choose a proper formation to beat the opponent. Improve the skills and upgrade the gear if you want to be able to beat stronger teams later in the game.
Get the ball into your opponents goal as many times as possible whilst stopping your opponent scoring in yours.
When you have the ball, press the pass key to throw the ball to the circled player.
When you don't have the ball, either run into the player with the ball to attempt a light tackle or press either the throw button or the pass button to perform an elbow tackle. If either is successful then the player will be knocked over and drop the ball.