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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 256 · Bo1 · Week 4
UMA Gentildonna
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Play-by-play (68 lines)
0:09 Gentildonna spawns in Red at s2 while Novartis spawns in Purple at s4.Gentildonna takes s2 in Red; Novartis settles in at s4 in Purple.
0:29 Novartis opens Overpool against Gentildonna's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Gentildonna, Overpool from Novartis.
— The early game —
1:13 Gentildonna desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Gentildonna plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:30 Novartis places down a hatchery.Novartis takes another base — the economy widens.
2:09 Gentildonna is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Gentildonna tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:43 Novartis is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Novartis: the first units are already marching.
2:59 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
3:30 Gentildonna failed to break Novartis's zergling line of defense.Gentildonna's early gamble buys nothing — Novartis's defense was already in place.
3:53 With excellent skills and micro, Novartis managed to fend off Gentildonna while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Gentildonna — the losses are light.
4:30 Novartis destroyed about half of Gentildonna's army after that battle.Half of Gentildonna's force is gone — Novartis took it apart.
5:02 Novartis pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Novartis tests the door early. Is anyone home?
5:30 At the moment, Novartis seems to have more units than Gentildonna.Count the units: Novartis has the edge over Gentildonna right now.
6:03 Gentildonna warps in a nexus.Gentildonna plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:36 Novartis places down a hatchery.Novartis takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Slight advantage Novartis as the game develops.
7:05 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
7:20 With really nice micro, Novartis's speedlings kills off Gentildonna's dragoons.Gentildonna wasn't ready. Novartis's early aggression takes the lead.
7:50 It seems that Novartis only managed to destroy less than half of Gentildonna's army.Novartis takes a bite out of Gentildonna's force and backs off.
8:18 After that battle, Novartis still has most of his army with him.Gentildonna keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:53 Novartis's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Novartis: the first units are already marching.
9:14 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
9:57 Novartis was out-microed by Gentildonna and loses all his attacking forces.Gentildonna holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
10:16 With excellent skills and micro, Gentildonna managed to fend off Novartis while losing less than half of his army.Novartis keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:42 With excellent skills and micro, Novartis managed to fend off Gentildonna while losing less than half of his army.Gentildonna keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
11:20 Eager to end the game, Gentildonna moves out with his armies.Gentildonna tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
11:53 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
12:07 Novartis lost all of his zerglings to Gentildonna's zealots and dragoons!The early pressure works — Gentildonna breaks Novartis's front door.
12:48 After that battle, Novartis still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gentildonna — the losses are light.
13:04 After that battle, Gentildonna still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Novartis — the losses are light.
13:30 Novartis's hatchery has been destroyed by Gentildonna.No reinforcements in time: Novartis watches Gentildonna level the expansion.
14:01 Novartis's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Novartis: the first units are already marching.
14:27 Gentildonna has more expansions than Novartis.Economically it's Gentildonna's game right now; Novartis is falling behind on bases.
15:11 Novartis places down a hatchery.Novartis plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
15:34 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
16:06 All of a sudden, Gentildonna has no armies left while Novartis is continuing to push across the map!Gentildonna's army evaporates. Novartis doesn't even slow down.
16:37 Losing only less than half of his army, Gentildonna seems to be fine.Novartis keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:00 After that battle, Novartis still has most of his army with him.Gentildonna keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:25 Gentildonna decides to start pushing across the map.Gentildonna has seen enough — the army moves out.
18:01 Gentildonna desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Gentildonna adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:33 Novartis places down a hatchery.Novartis plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
19:08 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
19:19 Novartis's mismicro cost him his zerglings and probably this game! Gentildonna continues pressuring with his zealots and dragoons!Novartis wasn't ready. Gentildonna's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Gentildonna holds the stronger army for now.
19:56 About half of Novartis's army has been decimated in that battle.Gentildonna pays for that trade with about half his army.
20:32 With excellent skills and micro, Gentildonna managed to fend off Novartis while losing less than half of his army.Novartis keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:55 Gentildonna is pushing out with his zealots.Gentildonna tests the door early. Is anyone home?
21:31 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The mid game —
21:50 A few beautiful storms from Gentildonna turned the battle around! Gentildonna won the battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Gentildonna breaks Novartis's position.
22:12 Novartis lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Gentildonna's force stays on that battlefield.
— The late game —
22:48 Novartis destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Gentildonna's army has been decimated.Novartis clips Gentildonna's army — real damage, but Gentildonna fights on.
23:28 Gentildonna is sniping overlords with his corsairs, and oh! His archons and speedlots are out of base as well!The composition is ready; Gentildonna starts the push.
23:50 Gentildonna warps in a nexus.Quietly, Gentildonna adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Novartis is hanging on by a thread against Gentildonna's army.
24:08 Novartis places down a hatchery.Novartis plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
24:40 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
25:09 Gentildonna's massive number of speedlots slice through Novartis's zerglings and hydralisks.The mid-game push crashes through — Gentildonna breaks Novartis's position.
🎙 It's all going Gentildonna's way right now.
25:38 The attack was a success, Novartis lost more than half of his army in that battle.Gentildonna limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
26:06 After that battle, Gentildonna still has most of his army with him.Novartis keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
26:46 Gentildonna is sniping overlords with his corsairs, and oh! His archons and speedlots are out of base as well!Gentildonna's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
27:04 Novartis having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Nothing left to defend with — Novartis taps.
GG. Gentildonna closes it out over Novartis.