Now it is finally time: The final match of the German Open between TIGERs Mannheim and Immortals will take place shortly.
The livestream can be found as always on the YouTube page of TIGERs Mannheim.
First Half
| 05:00 | And the game begins. TIGERs will play in yellow, while Immortals is the blue team. |
| 04:25 | After the ball was briefly in the TIGERs’ half, the tide quickly turns, and TIGERs begin a counterattack. This ends in Immortals’ goal, putting TIGERs ahead by one goal. |
| Immortals 0 : 1 TIGERs Mannheim | |
| 04:14 | Another shot at Immortals’ goal, but this time the team can save it. |
| 03:51 | The pressure on Immortals does not let up. One shot on goal follows another, and at first, the defense holds. But eventually, it’s time: Goal for Mannheim! |
| Immortals 0 : 2 TIGERs Mannheim | |
| 03:34 | That was somewhat sketchy for Mannheim standards: The ball placement wasn’t quite pretty, then they disturbed the opponent a bit, couldn’t shoot the ball accurately, and finally even kicked the ball out of the field. This earned Mannheim a yellow card, meaning they will play with one less robot for the next 2 minutes. |
| 02:49 | A strong back-and-forth on the field: Sometimes the ball is in TIGERs’ half, sometimes in Immortals’. But eventually, it ends up with Immortals – in their goal! |
| Immortals 0 : 3 TIGERs Mannheim | |
| 02:26 | After some sluggish corners that Immortals unfortunately couldn’t place, it’s back to the attack for TIGERs. But Immortals can clear at the last second by deflecting the ball out of bounds. |
| 02:20 | A little outburst from the Immortals robots: Some of them spin quite quickly in circles, making the Immortals members a bit uneasy, but the problem seems to fix itself. |
| 02:17 | And now it’s time again: Eventually, the TIGERs robot manages to get past the Immortals’ defense and shoot the ball into the goal. |
| Immortals 0 : 4 TIGERs Mannheim | |
| 02:06 | And immediately another successful shot on goal by TIGERs Mannheim. They increase their lead to 5. |
| Immortals 0 : 5 TIGERs Mannheim | |
| 02:05 | The first substitution of the game: An Immortals robot has to come off. |
| 01:55 | Another shot on goal by TIGERs, but this time the ball is too high, so the goal doesn’t count. |
| 01:15 | And another goal by TIGERs Mannheim. The AI referee reports again that the ball is too high, but we doubt that. And indeed, the human referee decides: Goal by Mannheim! |
| Immortals 0 : 6 TIGERs Mannheim | |
| 00:28 | Again a very nice and fluid game by both teams. No interruptions disturb the flow of the game. The Immortals bots fight against the goal threat for a long time, but eventually, it’s time for another goal by Mannheim. |
| Immortals 0 : 7 TIGERs Mannheim | |
| -00:05 | And of course, TIGERs often finish the first half with another shot on goal, so we go into halftime with a score of 8:0. |
| Immortals 0 : 8 TIGERs Mannheim | |
Second Half
| 05:00 | And so the second half begins. The teams have switched sides, which is actually rather unusual in modern SSL games. |
| 04:30 | Still a fairly quiet game in the second half so far. Eventually, TIGERs start an attack, but Immortals simply shoot the ball out of the field. |
| 04:13 | Again, strong pressing by TIGERs Mannheim, but the ball just misses the goal. |
| 03:55 | And the pressing continues, but this time it doesn’t end well for Immortals: The ninth goal for Mannheim! |
| Immortals 0 : 9 TIGERs Mannheim | |
| 03:18 | Although the ball lands in Immortals’ goal, it was obviously a chip shot. Therefore, the goal doesn’t count. |
| 03:08 | Indeed, a rare moment where TIGERs have to substitute a robot. |
| 02:50 | Strong defense by Immortals, but the pressure on them is still immense. Let’s see how long they can withstand the pressure. |
| 02:40 | Well, it didn’t last long. After a nice attack, it’s ironically the Immortals goalkeeper who deflects the ball into the goal. Thus, the game ends early at 10:0, and TIGERs Mannheim can now officially call themselves the German SSL champions! |
| Immortals 0 : 10 TIGERs Mannheim | |