Over the past few days we have been able to play many exciting games against teams from all over the world. Despite the adverse circumstances that arose for all teams due to the corona pandemic, the semiconductor crisis and many other restrictions, the RoboCup 2022 was still an exciting tournament and a complete success.
After a successful semi-final match against RoboTeam Twente, we unfortunately lost in the final match to our friends from TIGERs Mannheim. Nevertheless, we are proud to have become Vice World Champion again this year!
Our team will remain in the “Land of Smiles” for the next few days to relax and do some sightseeing before we all return to Erlangen. There will certainly be many more exciting experiences for our members, but this is the end of our coverage of the tournament.
But as the saying goes: After the tournament is before the tournament! We’ll be back at RoboCup 2023 in Bordeaux, France!
0′ Kick-off at 10:06. ER-Force is on the ball, Twente takes the ball and plays wide. Throw-in for ER-Force, but ER-Force fails to place the ball. Throw-in for Twente. ER-Force takes the ball, Twente blocks and plays wide. Throw-in for ER-Force, but the ball placement doesn’t work again. ER-Force substituted the robot that failed the ball placement. Throw-in for Twente. Shot on the ER-Force goal, the keeper fends off.
1′ Throw-in for ER Force. Good passing game by ER-Force, and out.
Throw-in for Twente, pass to ER-Force, ER-Force passes wide.
Throw-in for Twente. Pass to ER-Force, off again.
2′ Throw-in for Twente. Twente change a robot. Pass to ER-Force, good change of pass from ER-Force, shot on goal, unfortunately over. Twente touches the ball in the defense area. Penalty shot for ER-Force, but ER-Force fails to shoot. Twente went into the 11 meter, that’s why ER-Force didn’t shoot. Now we are discussing how to proceed.
Twente went into the penalty and prevented a possible goal. Since Twente can’t play a penalty, this is now counted as a goal for ER-Force.
Twente gets 2 robots out. ER-Force plays the ball wide. Throw-in for Twente.
3′ Twente passes, ER-Force takes the ball and drives into a dead zone. Now Twente and ER-Force are fighting for the ball. Twente plays wide. Throw-in for ER-Force, but ER-Force fails to place the ball. Throw-in for Twente. ER-Force switches in a bot, but the bot tries to sleep and falls over.
4′ Good pass by ER-Force, but a bot doesn’t react and the ball goes out. Throw-in for Twente, Twente play wide. Throw-in for ER Force. ER-Force fails to place the ball. Throw-in for Twente. Both teams take out 2 robots.
Twente pass, ER-Force intercepts the ball and plays wide.
halftime
5′ Change of sides: ER-Force is now playing on the side with the worse funk.
Throw-in for Twente, pass to ER-Force, ER-Force plays wide. Throw-in for Twente, ER-Force takes the ball, passes, Twente takes the ball, passes to ER-Force, but the ball bounces off wide.
6′ Throw-in for Twente, exciting game in front of the Twente goal, ER-Force passes it back and the ball goes out over the ER-Force goal line.
7′ Throw in for Twente, pass directly to ER-Force, ER-Force play wide. Throw-in for Twente, ER-Force intercepts the ball, shot on target. Twente intercepts the ball again in the defense area. Twente contest this as they were pushed into the defense area.
The penalty applies. Twente take all robots off the field to avoid fouling again. ER-Force does not create the kick.
Twente brings all the robots back on.
Nice pass exchange by ER-Force in front of the Twente goal. Twente pass the ball and play back.
8′ ER-Force plays for goal, shot on target, blocked by the keeper. ER-Force plays off. Throw-in for Tewnte, shot straight at the ER-Force goal, ER-Force plays back, and out. Throw-in for Twente. Twente lost power and now have to restart.
Throw-in for ER-Force, pass, and pushed wide. Throw-in for Twente, ER-Force intercepts and plays wide.
9′ Throw-in for Twente, ER-Force passes, plays in the direction of the goal. And off.
Shot on goal for ER-Force, but the keeper saves.
0′ Kick-off at 11:34. Nice rally on both sides, Tigers shoots out. Throw-in for ER-Force, Tigers pass and play wide. Throw-in for ER Force. Pass in the direction of the goal, Tigers pass, ER-Force regains the ball and plays wide. Throw-in for Tigers. Pass to goal, shot on goal at the ER-Force goal. Goal for Tigers.
Kick-off for ER Force.
1′ ER-Force fits wide. Throw in for Tigers, pass to goal, ER-Force recaptures the ball and plays to Tigers side. Tigers takes the ball, plays to the goal. Goal for Tigers.
Kick-off for ER-Force, Tigers win the ball, Tigers have a shot on goal, but the keeper saves.
2′ Tigers keep attacking, but ER-Force’s defense remains solid and manages to get the ball into the opponent’s half. Tigers conquered the ball, played on goal. ER-Force scores the ball wide. Corner kick for Tigers, Tigers fail to place the ball. Corner kick for ER-Force, but ER-Force doesn’t manage the ball placement either.
Tigers swaps out a robot.
Corner for ER Force. Both teams fight for the ball in the middle. ER-Force manages to play on Tigers goal, but Tigers is outnumbered and holds a solid defense.
3′ Tigers play back to the side of ER-Force. Er-Force plays back. Nice game from both sides. Tigers shoots wide.
Throw-in for ER-Force, but ER-Force fails to place the ball. Throw-in for Tigers.
4′ ER-Force manages to win the ball and tries to fight his way to the opposing side. Tigers swaps out a robot. Tigers wins the ball and plays wide. Throw-in for ER Force. ER-Force plays directly to Tigers, but tries to get the ball back immediately. Tigers plays wide.
halftime.
5′ Kick-off for Tigers. ER-Force tries to get the ball but Tigers manages to keep it. ER-Force takes the ball, plays to Tigers, shot on goal, but the ER-Force keeper saves. ER-Force tries to play from their own half.
6′ Tigers takes the ball and has an effort on goal, but ER-Force saves and plays it wide. Corner kick for Tigers. ER-Force passes the ball and manages to play it to the Tigers side. Back pass from ER-Force, ER-Force plays, but Tigers takes the ball back and plays in the direction of ER-Force goal.
7′ ER-Force takes the ball back, fights with Tigers on the halfway line and finally manages to play into the Tigers half. ER-Force plays over the goal line. Throw-in for Tigers, the ball is back on ER-Force’s half. ER-Force plays off again. Corner kick for Tigers. Tigers miss the ball placement. Corner kick for ER-Force, but ER-Force doesn’t shoot. ER-Force plays off. Throw-in for Tigers, good passes from Tigers, shot on goal but good defense from ER Force Tigers plays wide.
8′ Throw-in for ER-Force, Tigers saves the ball and has an effort on goal. Goal for Tigers. Kick-off for ER-Force, Tigers intercepts the ball and plays wide. Throw-in for ER Force. ER-Force matches Tigers, Tigers back to ER-Force. ER-Force plays off.
Throw-in for Tigers. Tigers plays straight back out.
9′ Throw-in for ER Force. ER-Force fails to place the ball. Throw-in for Tigers, Tigers plays towards the ER-Force goal. ER Force Defense is weak because ER Force is now playing Aggressively. Nevertheless, she passes the ball and plays back to the Tigers half. There into the off.
Throw-in for Tigers. Direct pass to ER-Force, ER-Force plays wide.
The game ends 3-0 for Tigers. This makes TIGERs the official world champion of the RoboCup 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand! But we also did very well with a proud vice world championship title.
The group stage is over. We will play as runners-up in the semi-finals against RoboTeam Twente. The game will take place tomorrow (Saturday) at 10:00 local time (Germany 5:00).
If we win the game we will play in the final at 11:30 am (Germany 6:30 am).
Our last game of the day is the second leg against our friends from TIGERs Mannheim. It takes place at 11:30 a.m. German time. Mannheim is currently leading the table with 19 points, followed directly by us with 17 points.
The first game against the TIGERs on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. already impressed with nice passes and good combos. Both teams did excellently during the game. Despite the fact that our team had to start the match with fewer robots in advance, we were able to keep the score 0-0 until the end. Accordingly, we have set ourselves the goal of letting this game against the reigning world champion again end at least in a draw.
First Half
05:00
Due to delays due to the last games, our match against TIGERs Mannheim will start with a little delay, probably at 12:00 p.m. German time.
05:00
The game starts at 12:00 sharp with a kick-off from Mannheim. However, this is directly matched by one of our robots, which then unfortunately messes up listlessly and carelessly in the direction of the opposing goal line.
05:00
Mannheim appears to be playing this game with all 11 robots as well. Our team, on the other hand, only has 6 kickers. Two more are currently on the bench due to injuries and the number 9 was almost completely destroyed by a short circuit as a result of a loose screw.
04:35
After a few nice rallies, the ball finally lands out of bounds thanks to TIGERs. However, our 0 doesn’t manage the ball placement, which is why TIGERs is allowed to put the ball back into play.
04:35
Quick change: Our robot handler (the young man in the green t-shirt at the edge of the field) places a new robot on the field almost inconspicuously. Much more visible, however, he removes the 2 at the same time as he runs across the field, only to hand it back to the field after a short inspection. ER-Force now with 7 bots.
04:20
After the TIGERs throw-in, a dangerous moment for our team: An opponent’s robot pulls in the direction of the goal directly in front of our penalty area, but the ball bounces off one of our players .
03:06
As expected, the game is very dynamic. The ball changes sides, duels are the order of the day.
02:27
After a long, almost uninterrupted game, ball placement for us. But nothing moves on the field. It seems our 1 has radio problems and is therefore not moving to the ball. Our robot handler seems to have recognized this as well and takes the bot off the field.
02:12
The radio problems seem to be escalating: 4 more robots on the field for ER-Force, two had to go!
00:49
Another wonderful game that we can experience here! But in the end it tightens up: A dangerous bunch of opposing robots cavort in front of our goal, but our keeper can hold the trigger.
00:31
But unfortunately now: Our shot bounces off the enemy robot, rolls over half the field to an opponent’s bot. He doesn’t hesitate and passes it on to his striker, who sees the gap through our defense and takes advantage! Goal for Mannheim.
Second Half
05:00
The second half begins, ER-Force now with 8 robots.
04:49
The radio problems seem to dominate the second half as well. At 10, our robot handler has to help a little.
03:40
Another fast game, but now there are a few bad passes from both teams. The teams seem slightly exhausted.
02:24
Many changes of sides and shots on goal, but nothing really dangerous. Both teams seem absolutely equal in terms of their AI. Radio problems continue to dominate the game: 7 robots for ER-Force.
01:07
One minute left, but neither team seems to want to give anything to the other. ER-Force again with 8 robots.
00:18
Shortly before the end, another tactical timeout by ER-Force to make the robots fully operational for the last few seconds.
00:00
After a final competition in the Mannheim half, the final whistle finally blew: the game ended 1:0 for TIGERs Mannheim
Our game against Tigers Mannheim was very nice to watch. It was fluid, without many interruptions and accordingly exciting and entertaining. The AI of the two teams appeared absolutely equal, but Mannheim had the edge when it came to hardware.
ER-Force had to deal with radio problems and non-functioning light barriers, which is why the robots simply stopped or could not shoot. In addition, they seem to have problems with sideways driving, which resulted in violent wobbling.
Nevertheless, it is by no means to be despised if, despite these handicaps and sometimes with a severe deficit of 4 to 11, you can hold your own against the opponent and finally finish the game with a good 0:1 for TIGERs Mannheim.
As this was the last game of the group stage, here is the final match table:
