MINI FOOTBALL GUIDE: HOW TO PLAY

Your goal in Mini Football is to win matches and gradually purchase better players. Here’s how to do that:

  • Mini Football’s controls are dead simple. You can run using a virtual stick found on the left side of the screen
  • The three buttons on the right side of the screen are mostly contextual. This means that you can sprint, shoot, pass, switch, or tackle depending on whether you have possession of the ball or not
  • When you’re first starting out, the AI isn’t too bright, so you should be able to tackle them with ease or even take them down with a well-timed slide
  • When you’re ready to go for a goal, you’ll have to aim towards your target using the virtual joystick. The relatively slow speed of the players makes this an easy feat to accomplish
  • If the AI is getting a little too close to your goal, it’s perhaps time to take them down with a slide tackle. Be warned, though: messing this up can result in your player getting a yellow or even red card
  • If your goalkeeper does his job, you’ll take control of them and have to decide whether to pass to a nearby player or boot it out towards the middle of the field. The latter option is generally less risky, especially when you’re taking on a higher-level team
  • When you’re starting a new match, you’ll have to pay an entry fee. This varies depending on the stadium you want to play at. The more expensive the entry fee, the higher the payout for winning. That said, you’ll only have access to the basic ‘Old Town’ stadium when you first start out