After finishing in 3rd place in our group during the group phase, we’re now playing the first game of the knockout phase. Unfortunately, SRC couldn’t participate in the tournament due to VISA issues, which has made the schedule somewhat strange, so we’ll have one more game after this one regardless of whether we win or lose.
You can find the link to the live ticker as always on Twente’s YouTube platform or at this link.
First Half
| 05:00 | The game begins. We’re playing in blue with 8 robots, and RoboDragons are in yellow with 8 robots as well. |
| 04:02 | Surprisingly smooth gameplay so far. However, some robots, including our 9, are mostly motionless on the field. Soon, they and another robot are taken off the field, leaving us with only 6 robots. |
| 03:02 | Intense battle in front of our penalty area. Unfortunately, this battle ends successfully for our opponent, and it’s 1-0 for RoboDragons. |
| RoboDragons 1 : 0 ER-Force | |
| 02:54 | And now, there are only 4 robots left. |
| 02:43 | The game is primarily taking place in our half, although “taking place” is an exaggerated expression, given the limited playing time. |
| 01:53 | Unfortunately, there are fewer new ER-Force robots and more old ones because the robots are having problems with the new radio equipment. |
| 01:39 | Attack on our goal, but our goalkeeper managed to catch the ball and chip it away. |
| 01:29 | And another goal for RoboDragons, making it 2-0 now. We’re also playing with only 3 to 4 robots. |
| RoboDragons 2 : 0 ER-Force | |
| 00:50 | Minor interruptions in the live ticker, as we’re currently busy soldering so much that there’s no time for updates. We’re trying to fix the radio issues with the old robots to replace the new robots with old ones. It’s a shame, but there’s nothing we can do. |
| 00:50 | Unusual interruption of the game: lizard on the field. It takes a few seconds to catch the lizard and peacefully remove it from the field. |
| 00:05 | And another goal against us. Initially, the goalkeeper defended very well, but then he simply stood still and let the ball roll in. |
| RoboDragons 3 : 0 ER-Force | |
Second Half
| 05:00 | And the second half kicks off. |
| 03:30 | Another goal is scored, making it 4-0 for RoboDragons. Considering that we’re playing with very few robots, it’s highly unlikely that we’ll recover from this deficit. |
| RoboDragons 4 : 0 ER-Force | |
| 03:30 | At some point, another goal must have been scored, so it’s already 5-0… |
| RoboDragons 5 : 0 ER-Force | |
| 00:00 | At some point, the sixth goal is scored; the exact timing isn’t clearly visible in the stream. The game ends 6-0 in favor of RoboDragons, and we move to the lower bracket of the tournament. |
| RoboDragons 6 : 0 ER-Force | |
Overall, it’s very unfortunate that we’ve had so many radio problems. This meant that we played with a significant numerical disadvantage, making it disproportionately difficult to hold and defend goals.
We’re now trying to switch as many new robots as possible to old radios, although this is somewhat frustrating. We’ll see tomorrow at 2:00 PM in our potentially final game how well we manage and if it makes a difference – after all, our old radio wasn’t very good either.