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The Scottish Rockettes will return once again to Dubai but this time for Asia's FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
The continental tournament, which will be held on Mamzar Beach from 14 to 18 August, will see eight Asian contenders battle it out for three available slots at November's FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.
Beach Soccer focuses on some of the most spectacular aspects of modern football: skill, agility and, above all, goals. All the action happens within a beach lifestyle atmosphere and the irregular nature of the soft-sand playing surface lends itself to an entertaining style of play, with the ball spending most of the time in the air and the players forced to improvise with moments of spectacular individual flair.
The players are licenced to shoot from virtually anywhere and, with an average of sixty attempts at goal in a single game (one every thirty seconds!), goalkeepers are tested to the absolute limit. However, even they can't prevent an average scoring rate of one goal every 3-4 minutes – eleven goals in total per game!
Teamwork is also key, with each side consisting of five players (four plus the goalkeeper) and unlimited substitutions to get them through the three 12-minute periods. Throw-ins and kick-ins mean the pace and flow of the game is unrelenting and in Beach Soccer there is always a winner, with the contest going down to three minutes of overtime followed by penalty kicks if the score is tied.
The unique party atmosphere enjoyed by the Beach Soccer crowd is maintained during the three-minute breaks between periods, when music, live acts and the Rockettes will keep the entertainment flowing.
www.beachsoccer.com
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