My setup at the pitch.
That's all it takes.

Magnetic phone mount with cold shoe

BRDRC · for iPhones with MagSafe

The iPhone simply snaps on magnetically, no clamp. Before kick-off that means: phone on, hit record, done. And with no clamp over the edge, the screen and buttons stay free.

• 1/4-inch thread at the bottom for any tripod, plus a cold shoe foot for brackets and adapters
• Portrait and landscape, I always film in landscape
• Aluminium, very light, fits in any jacket pocket
• For two cameras on the dual bracket I use two of them

Without MagSafe or with a thick case you need a magnetic case or a stick-on magnetic ring.

Dual flash bracket, 20 cm

Aluminium · two cold shoes · 1/4 and 3/8 inch thread

With the bracket, two iPhones film from the same tripod. It screws onto the tripod thread in the middle, with a magnetic mount on each end. I point each iPhone at one half of the pitch, so every goal is caught up close.

• One tripod instead of two: quicker to set up, less to carry
• Both cold shoes slide along the bar, so you choose the gap between the iPhones
• For the dual setup you need two of the magnetic mounts
• MatchReel syncs both recordings automatically

Cullmann Alpha 2800 Mobile

Travel tripod up to 184.5 cm · with smartphone holder

The whole setup sits on this. Extended to full height, the camera looks over the players onto the pitch, and that beats any lens. Folded, it is short enough for the car boot or a kit bag.

• Up to 184.5 cm tall, down to 67.5 cm
• 3-way head with quick release, legs with quick-lock clamps
• 70 cm folded, about 1.3 kg, bag and smartphone holder included

On my setup the dual bracket sits on top of the tripod head, with the two magnetic mounts on it.