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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 256 · Bo1 · Week 4
Croce
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Stray
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■ Croce
■ Stray
army value
■ Croce
■ Stray
economy
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0:07 Croce spawns in Purple at s3 while Stray spawns in Yellow at s4.Croce in Purple at s3. Stray in Yellow at s4. The map is set.
0:34 Croce gets 12 Hatch against Stray's 9 Pool.The builds are down: 12 Hatch from Croce, 9 Pool from Stray.
— The early game —
1:14 Croce decides to expand.Quietly, Croce adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:54 Stray places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Stray expands.
2:26 Croce decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Croce tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:56 Stray is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Stray goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:17 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:59 Croce with more superior zergling control outpowers Stray!The early pressure works — Croce breaks Stray's front door.
4:23 With excellent skills and micro, Stray managed to fend off Croce while losing less than half of his army.Croce keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:56 Losing only less than half of his army, Croce seems to be fine.Stray keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:38 Stray pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Stray tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:08 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
6:29 Stray failed to break Croce's zergling line of defense.Croce holds the early rush without blinking.
7:04 Losing only less than half of his army, Croce seems to be fine.Stray keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:32 After that battle, Stray still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Croce — the losses are light.
8:14 Croce pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Croce goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
8:51 Croce places down a hatchery.Quietly, Croce adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:16 Stray places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Stray expands.
— The mid game —
9:47 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
10:28 Croce failed to kill off Stray's defending zerglings.Stray holds the early rush without blinking.
10:56 After that battle, Stray still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Croce — the losses are light.
11:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Croce seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Stray — the losses are light.
12:06 Croce is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Croce goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
12:43 Stray is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Croce's army.Stray is badly outgunned — Croce's force is a size larger.
13:09 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
13:31 All of a sudden, Stray has no armies left while Croce is continuing to push across the map!Croce wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
14:07 Stray has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Croce's force stays on that battlefield.
14:47 Losing only less than half of his army, Croce seems to be fine.Stray keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:14 Stray's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Stray goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
15:56 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The late game —
16:19 Croce with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Stray's zerglings!Croce holds the early rush without blinking.
16:48 Stray destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Croce's army has been decimated.Stray clips Croce's army — real damage, but Croce fights on.
🎙 Stray is a step behind and knows it.
17:20 About half of Stray's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Croce's force stays on that battlefield.
17:50 Eager to end the game, Croce moves out with his armies.Croce has seen enough — the army moves out.
18:35 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
18:59 With really nice micro, Croce kills off Stray's zerglings.Stray wasn't ready. Croce's early aggression takes the lead.
19:32 Stray has lost about half of his army in that battle.Croce pays for that trade with about half his army.
20:08 With excellent skills and micro, Croce managed to fend off Stray while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Stray — the losses are light.
20:40 Croce's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Croce tests the door early. Is anyone home?
21:02 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Stray taps out!Stray types it out: GG.
Croce takes it — the early game decided this one.