Bottlecap Soccer Game and Method of Play

A tabletop soccer game, comprising:

• a soccer pitch made of cloth or a similar material marked with lines denoting sidelines, end lines, a midfield line, center circle, penalty areas and goal areas, penalty marks and arcs, corner arcs and defensive player allowable-distance marks, and goal placement marks;
• 22 bottlecaps, each marked with a different number, each constituting a player, comprising two teams of 11 players, with each team painted a different color;
• two goals;
• and
• a ball.