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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 128 · Bo1 · Week 4
[JG] Synonymic
0 – 1
[TEC] Croon
Games
1 · ▶ replay
■ Synonymic
■ Croon
army value
■ Synonymic
■ Croon
economy
Battle report ▾
Play-by-play (46 lines)
0:07 Synonymic spawns in Teal at s1 while Croon spawns in Yellow at s2.Synonymic in Teal at s1. Croon in Yellow at s2. The map is set.
0:48 Croon opens Overpool against Synonymic's Forge Fast Expand.Synonymic commits to Forge Fast Expand; Croon answers with Overpool.
— The early game —
1:23 Synonymic decides to expand.Synonymic takes another base — the economy widens.
1:53 Croon places down a hatchery.Croon plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:19 Synonymic moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Synonymic crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
3:00 Croon decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Croon pushes.
3:27 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:03 Croon with some nice speedling surrounds killed Synonymic's zealots!Synonymic wasn't ready. Croon's early aggression takes the lead.
4:24 Losing only less than half of his army, Synonymic seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Croon — the losses are light.
5:07 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Synonymic destroyed only less than half of Croon's army.Synonymic clips Croon's army — real damage, but Croon fights on.
5:41 Synonymic warps in a nexus.Synonymic plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:10 Croon places down a hatchery.Croon takes another base — the economy widens.
6:36 Attempting to end the game, Synonymic moves out with his armies.Synonymic tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
7:21 Croon is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Croon: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:36 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
8:14 Synonymic failed to kill off Croon's defending zerglings.Synonymic's early gamble buys nothing — Croon's defense was already in place.
8:53 After that battle, Croon still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Synonymic — the losses are light.
— The mid game —
9:26 Synonymic lost about half of his army in that battle.Croon pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:47 Croon pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Croon: the first units are already marching.
10:21 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
10:51 Synonymic lost some of his dragoons to Croon's speedlings!The early pressure works — Croon breaks Synonymic's front door.
11:28 After that battle, Synonymic still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Croon — the losses are light.
11:57 It seems that Synonymic only managed to destroy less than half of Croon's army.Synonymic clips Croon's army — real damage, but Croon fights on.
🎙 Synonymic is a step behind and knows it.
12:34 Croon decides to move out with his armies.No more waiting. Croon pushes.
13:02 In terms of army size, Synonymic is behind Croon!Synonymic is badly outgunned — Croon's force is a size larger.
13:35 Synonymic warps in a nexus.Synonymic plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:22 Croon places down a hatchery.Croon takes another base — the economy widens.
14:47 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The late game —
15:09 With really nice micro, Croon's speedlings kills off Synonymic's dragoons.The early pressure works — Croon breaks Synonymic's front door.
15:45 Croon only destroyed about half of Synonymic's army.Half of Synonymic's force is gone — Croon took it apart.
16:22 Losing only less than half of his army, Croon seems to be fine.Synonymic keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:55 Croon pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Croon tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 It's all going Croon's way right now.
17:22 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
18:06 With really nice micro, Croon's speedlings kills off Synonymic's dragoons.Synonymic wasn't ready. Croon's early aggression takes the lead.
18:23 Synonymic has lost about half of his army in that battle.Croon pays for that trade with about half his army.
19:09 With excellent skills and micro, Croon managed to fend off Synonymic while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Synonymic — the losses are light.
19:45 Croon's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Croon goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
20:12 Synonymic having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Synonymic GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Croon takes it — the early game decided this one.