Iain over at Eipix challenged be to a couple matches in Golman so I said why not. The game gives you three penalty kicks to put past your pals while defending against the same. It’s a quick and somewhat entertaining title which also gives you some chance to earn some bragging rights against your mates, so why not?

First off, after signing in with your email address (they promise they won’t do anything evil with it) you can quickly customize your goaltender’s look and kit (that’s uniform for you Americans). Then it’s onto the pitch to start your goaltending career.

Move your goalie, position his arms and legs and hope for the best (almost all European goalies go to their right I’ve noticed) then line up your three shots and away you go. The game features a sort of play-by-mail mechanic where you set up your stuff and then send the challenge to your friend or they do it and send it to you.

When both players have done their turn the game shows you the results. You can choose to watch them all or skip to see if you’ve won or lost. Later, meet your mates in the pub and give them what for if you’ve won.

On a side note, I chose the Netherlands to win the World Cup...and now they’re in the final match. One more to go!  No I’m neither Dutch nor have Dutch blood in the family (as far as we know) they just struck me as a team that has all the pieces together.