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How a CP football match works

  1. CP football is seven-a-side football for players with cerebral palsy or a related neurological impairment, played under football's laws with some changes.
  2. The pitch is smaller than in football (70 m by 50 m), and there is no offside. A throw-in may be rolled.
  3. Players are in three sport classes, FT1 (most affected) to FT3 (least). A team must keep at least one FT1 on the field and may have only one FT3.
  4. The team with more goals wins. A level knockout match goes to extra time, then kicks from the penalty mark.

How long

Two halves of 30 minutes; women play 25-minute halves on a smaller pitch.

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