XANTARES-powered Eternal Fire takes down new-look Falcons as they progress ahead in IEM Cologne play-ins. This win puts the Turkish side one step closer to the playoffs in the Cathedral which starts this weekend.
Veto
- Eternal Fire removed Ancient
- Falcons removed Inferno
- Eternal Fire picked Vertigo
- Falcons picked Nuke
- Eternal Fire removed Mirage
- Falcons removed Anubis
- Dust2 was left over
Map 1: Vertigo; Pick – Eternal Fire; Winner – Eternal Fire
Falcons started Vertigo with a pistol-round victory but things quickly turned sour. Eternal Fire showed up with a clear plan on their well-drilled T side, that picked apart any plans of defense that Falcons had in their minds. XANTARES led the scoreboard as everyone chimed in with their share of frags.
Moving to the CT side, Eternal Fire had everything and only lost the pistol round before they got back to winning ways. Once they won their first round, things went smoothly till they closed the game by putting together a streak of 5 rounds.
Map 2: Nuke; Pick – Falcons; Winner – Falcons
Falcons took Eternal Fire as their go-to pick of Nuke, which paid off. Having won 9 rounds on their offense in a CT-favored map, they were in a prime position to close the match once things went to the second half.
Falcons were able to fight back, thanks to the force buy round they converted but that made little dents to the results which otherwise was a one-sided run down of the Turkish side. The Falcons closed the game with a scoreline of 13-8.
Map 3: Dust 2; Pick – Decider; Winner – Eternal Fire
After a beatdown on Nuke, Eternal Fire was able to get back on their feet with a good scoreline in the first half. Both teams traded rounds until the half ran out to reach a very narrow score difference. EF walked away with 7 rounds keeping Falcons at a backfoot.
EF extended their lead to 10 rounds before the Falcons could come up with anything to break their defence upon which both teams exchanged rounds that led them to win the game with a 13-11 close scoreline.
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