Now, let’s continue with our semifinal match against Immortals. Since Immortals arrived very late yesterday, this is also the first game we can play against this team. We expect an exciting match here because Immortals is one of the best teams in the league and has had several hours to calibrate their robots and adapt to the game situation in Mannheim.
Overall, we believe that statistically speaking, we will win, but the uncertainty is significant enough that victory cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, we are very curious to see how the next 10 minutes of the game will unfold!
| 05:00 | The game starts on time; we’re playing in blue, Immortals in yellow. |
| 04:20 | Short break: Immortals receives a yellow card after causing multiple crashes. |
| 03:45 | Currently, there is more pressure on ER-Force’s goal; the ball is in our half more often than in the opponent’s half. |
| 03:18 | Oh, indeed, Immortals is driving aggressively: Not only are they causing crashes; one of their robots almost tipped over. Immortals now also takes a short timeout. |
| 02:49 | Apparently, there are also issues with camera detection in one of the field corners. It’s typical for SSL tournaments that the camera system regularly encounters problems, even if most issues occur on the first day. |
| 02:46 | Immortals has accumulated three fouls due to two crashes and one tip-over, which means they can now only play with 4 robots and therefore have to take their fifth robot off the field. |
| 02:27 | After a successful ball placement, we botched the kickoff, but the ball rolls almost randomly near the opponent’s goal. However, we elegantly make up for the mistakes from before by sinking the ball into the goal following beautiful passing. Goal for ER-Force! Immortals can now play with 5 robots again. |
| ER-Force 1 : 0 Immortals | |
| 01:00 | After the ball has been permanently in the opponent’s half for some time, there was a somewhat dangerous shot on our goal that missed. Overall, our defense is as strong as usual, with most situations being handled confidently by our defenders. |
| 00:34 | Very tense situation in Immortals’ penalty area! After winning the ball and pushing toward the opponent’s goal, the shot almost goes in but bounces off at the last moment. However, the keeper almost kicked the ball into their own goal, but unfortunately, only almost! |
| -00:07 | That concludes the first half. While the Iranians initially dominated, we were able to increasingly turn the tide throughout the first half and shift the focus of the game towards the opponent’s goal. |
| 00:00 | Something smells burnt… No one knows where the smell is coming from; both teams check their robots, but everything seems fine. |
| 00:00 | Apparently, the burnt smell is coming from an Immortals robot, which brings relief to our team. While we’re not used to our robots “going up in smoke,” it does get the pulse racing a bit. |
Second Half
| 05:00 | Immortals would like to switch sides for the second half. Generally, teams play both halves on the same side, but teams can also switch sides during halftime. |
| 05:00 | ER-Force takes a timeout, probably to test the robots. |
| 03:40 | Again, the game starts in our half, and there are some attacks on our goal. However, our defense can defuse a dangerous attack. Finally, the game is whistled for Lack of Progress between two robots. |
| 03:14 | Another stuck situation in front of ER-Force’s goal, Immortals now only with 5 robots and executing a substitution maneuver. |
| 03:03 | Extremely dangerous situation in our half after one of our robots passes confidently to the opponent. Naturally, Immortals takes advantage of the situation to launch a strong attack on our goal. But our goalkeeper is there and defuses the situation. |
| 02:14 | Apparently, our goalkeeper can’t shoot high properly. Instead of making clearance shots, we’re seeing more droplets. Perhaps there are mechanical issues preventing the plunger from functioning smoothly. |
| 00:17 | The pressure on our goal is definitely there! The second half is strongly dominated by Immortals, but our defense stands strong. Of course, Immortals is buying their attack through aggressive play and thus risking some fouls. |
| 00:17 | Quick bot change by us, but after a brief inspection, the robot is immediately put back on the field. |
| -00:20 | Many duels that fizzle out into nothingness, ending with Lack of Progress, have dominated the second half, which has mostly taken place in our half. It ends with a beautiful attack on Immortals’ goal, which unfortunately doesn’t succeed, but the attacking intent of the opposing team was clearly felt, and we’re glad that our defense could hold the goal until the end. |
| 00:00 | After winning this game, we will now play in the final against TIGERs Mannheim at 2:30 PM. |