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Before the ref blows the starting whistle, you need to choose your bet. There are only 10 paylines in this slot and these are always in play to give the maximum number of ways to win with every spin. You can alter your bet by clicking the plus and minus buttons to select your stake per line from €0.01 to €10.00 each spin. This means your minimum bet is €0.20 and your maximum bet is €100, which gives plenty of room for both low and high rollers to get involved in the action.

The football theme is immediately apparent with the background featuring a moving advertising hoarding and a blurred image of fans behind the goal. The reels themselves are set out inside a goal net and whenever you press ‘start’ the reels spin to the accompaniment of upbeat electronic music. There is a lively atmosphere and whenever you hit a win, the ref’s whistle blows to signal your ‘goal’.

The symbols include bright pink football boots, traditional black and white football, gold ref’s whistle, silver trophy with red ribbons, and a range of colourful previous stones – diamonds, rubies, sapphires and amethysts.

The payouts in Goal! are modest compared with those in some other games, but there are many chances to win with the re-spin feature, so this evens the gameplay out. The highest paying symbol is the trophy, suitably enough, which pays up to 250x your bet for 5 symbols at once on the reels. If you hit 4 trophies, you pocket 100x your bet, while 3 trophies awards 50x your bet.

Other top paying symbols include the football which pays 150x your bet for 5 symbols, and the gold whistle and pink football boots which both pay 100x your bet for 5 symbols.

The lower paying symbols in this game are the precious gems, which range from 50x your bet for 5 diamond or ruby symbols to 25x your bet for 5 sapphire or amethyst symbols.

We are not quite sure why precious stones have been used in this football-themed game, but they serve to add some attractive colour to the reels and they make a change from the usual high cards that are seen in most other slot machines.

Although there are no wild symbols or scatter symbols in this game, Goal! does have a special bonus feature. This is the re-spin feature that kicks off whenever you spin 3 matching symbols on all 5 reels together. This happens with surprising regularity so this feature can make a real difference to your payouts over time.

During the re-spin bonus round, the reels flash and you have to click on the football symbol at the bottom of the screen to randomly select a reel. This reel holds in place and all other reels that do not feature the symbol will re-spin. These reels will all reveal either 1, 2 or 3 of that symbol to create some potentially lucrative rewards.

There is no denying that Goal! is an incredibly simple game. From the basic graphics to the lack of wilds and scatters, this slot machine is suited to players looking for traditional slots fun and a football theme. The music brings an energetic quality to the gameplay and the creative way of laying the reels inside the goal net makes this attractive to look at.

The best feature of the game is of course the re-spin bonus round. This triggers with surprising regularity to create some good opportunities to boost your bankroll, which is much needed due to the lack of other features. Overall, there are two halves to this game and whether you enjoy it or not will depend on your expectations.

This slot has a popular theme and one which will appeal to sports fans, but Goal! will be too basic for players who are used to sophisticated video slots, multiple features or large numbers of paylines.