“Terrible trouble for the Getbackers this game following Jubei's death as they spent most of the game down to 8 players or less, even starting the second half with but 7. Himiko and Akabane were early casualties, and Ban almost threatened to join them. Despite this, they somehow managed to prevent the Monsterz from scoring in the first half and managed to score a quick TD followed by a successful defence turnover in the second half.

Team captain Ginji and his nearest counterpart Cujo from the Monsterz both spent most of the game in the KO roster, depriving the fans of the much awaited matchup between them. Despite this, co-captain Ban managed to captain the team to success. Asked after the game what he thought of Ginji's no-show, he said "Well, he needs a nice break after the ERA game. And one more game and we'll have Jubei back and he'll be back to his usual self, you'll see!”