At 20:00, our last group match against the Chinese team ZJU, the strongest opponent in our group stage, begins. We are playing as the blue team with our white shells. ZJU is therefore yellow. Since they did not participate in the Black – White Shell Challenge, they can only play with black shells. They are already practicing their excellent dribbler. The game can be watched live again on RoboTeam Twente.

First Half:

5:00 – Kickoff for us, but ZJU immediately dominates the game.

4:30 – We defend many shots on our goal and take out a robot that stopped just before ZJU’s goal. Some confusion with placing robots. Our number 4 wants to substitute itself. One of our robots has lost a high-kick flap, and removing it due to parts is unfortunately another foul for us. We are only allowed to use 6 robots now.

4:00 – ZJU coldly dribbles past our defense and converts the chance. 0:1 for ZJU. Kickoff for us. Unfortunately, we fumble the ball reception. Ball placement for us, but we don’t shoot properly, and the chance goes to ZJU. Obviously, that was faulty because the shooting off was not decisive enough for a foul. So we can continue. When ZJU tries to place the next ball, their strategy crashes. Unfortunately, they can take a timeout immediately, and we can’t exploit this like other teams.

3:30 – Our keeper defends well, and the defense chips the ball out. Obviously, the auto-ref also has problems because its commands are coming in very late.

3:00 – Many duels just before our penalty area. Consequently, many dangerous situations, but all are well parried by our keeper and defense.

2:00 – Ball placement again. Our robot is not working properly, and it takes a bit longer. We lose this ball placement to ZJU.

1:30 – Our keeper works really well and prevents many goals. Nevertheless, we are strongly dominated by ZJU.

0:30 – Ball placement again. Our robots are driving erratically, and we take one out. Corner for ZJU, but well saved by us. The ball is out, and the half ends.

Halftime:

We cool the robots because they still have overheating problems. Laughs and photos from TIGERs.

Second Half:

5:00 – Kickoff for us. We shoot dangerously near ZJU’s goal several times. Once, we even manage to take the ball away from ZJU. We are definitely a serious opponent for ZJU, even though they continue to dominate us overall. This is mainly due to their precise passes and strong dribbling. We suspect that the auto-refs do not penalize too high kicks. Therefore, there is a brief pause for the referees.

4:00 – Some fouls on both sides. We are playing 7 vs. 7. Dangerous shot off the post by ZJU, but our keeper and defense hold very well. The ball is out, but both teams can’t really see it as it is in an awkward spot. Due to vision problems, there is a discussion and an attempt to fix the game state. The game continues.

3:00 – A lot is happening on the field, including many dangerous situations, but luckily we keep holding on.

2:00 – Passing plays across the entire field. We miss the ball placement, and ZJU takes over. First, however, there is a timeout for ZJU.

1:30 – Our strategy crashes in a very dangerous situation with the ball very close to our goal. Compared to ZJU, it restarts immediately, and we save the situation.

1:00 – Corner for ZJU. We switch to main aggressive. Maybe we can still score a goal. We hesitate very long in ball placement but just manage it. Crazy robot substitutions. The shot from ZJU on our goal is not a hit because it happened in a foul. A few last passes, and the ball is finally out. End.

0:1 against ZJU is a defeat, but we performed extremely well. A deserved result for both sides.