Good advice.

1/250 to 1/500 will work just fine for you in Tv mode. Set you ISO to
400. 800 if it's hazy.

If it is sunny (ie cloudless), you might also want to adjust your
contract down a bit. If either team has much white on them (esp
something shiny), then you also might want to set you exposure comp to
-2/3 or so. (Not critical if you don't know how to do it, but it helps
once you get a copy of the manual).

Using the Tv modes instead of the pre-set modes is nowhere as scary as
most people think.

Have fun.