This match is full fo hype moments (and aura) when you think about it

Navy Invaders is pretty much the only match where the Orion disciples are not hiding the fact they're not playing fair, which is kinda refreshing because usually the crowd feels like it doesn't exists when something clearly bad happens (lsure they don't know everything but can clearly see people are getting injured and that these players are doing everything to injure their opponents)

This is also where I truly became to really like Aphrodi, previously I just thought he was alright and entertaining, but always felt underutilized, making me never really liking him as much as the fandom does, until this match (and the flashback to the amusement park training) where I finally grew to really like him.

Despite that, I think the 2nd half (unironically when they get fred from having to do all these dirty tricks) is when I feel like the match kinda looses something.  
Even if I like how they went about the team after their coach was taken away and their backstory, the match kinda degrades into Ichinose (Erik) gassing up showcase, who's suddenly so strong his Phoenix (not some kind of upgraded variant, just the same one as in OG Season 1/2) can score through Diamond Hand, but also block GGG no Aria (which is kinda like saying that Phoenix can stop Chaos Break and break Hammer of Fury/Dimensional Hand, I ain't buying that).

also Idk how I've never realized it until playing against them in Victory Road (must have not payed attention to the positions in the anime by then) but this team's Forwards are legit useless lmao  
their only scorer, and in fact, the ONLY player doing any shots, is Cobra, A DEFENDER, not even Libero, not even a defender up front or a defensive Midfielder akin to Shindou in Galaxy, but the one right in front of the goalkeeper...lol what

This match goes from really enjoyable, to ridiculous, back to really cool at the end  
but that ridiculous part really stings for me. Can't think of another one like that for me.

Navy Invaders match is really cool but also extremely weird