The Brazilian derby in IEM Cologne play-ins had one of the best teams for the region in Furia facing Imperial who has impressed in their recent matches, especially after changing the season break.
VETO
- Imperial removed Ancient
- FURIA removed Anubis
- Imperial picked Dust2
- FURIA picked Nuke
- Imperial removed Vertigo
- FURIA removed Mirage
- Inferno was left over
Map 1: Dust 2; Pick – Imperial; Winner – Imperial
Furia started their rival’s pick with a pistol round win and followed it up with another round upon which it was all Imperial as they went on to put together a streak of 9 rounds only letting one slip by their hands.
The story did not change in the second half as Imperial went on a winning streak to close out the map in no time. Imperial won the map with a strong 13-3 scoreline.
Map 2: Nuke; Pick – Furia; Winner – Furia
Following a disastrous defeat, Furia got back on their feet in their map pick. Having traded a few rounds earlier in the match they were able to put together a few rounds and movies onto the second half with a narrow 2-round lead.
While Furia couldn’t get comfortable in the second half but managed to scratch and claw their way to narrowly edge out fellow South Americans. Off the back of an amazing performance by FalleN, Furia took home their map pick with a 13-11 scoreline.
Map 3: Inferno; Pick – Decider; Winner – Furia
A complete shutdown by Furia. Little to say for Imperial as Furia ran a picture-perfect T side and cut no slacks for the pistol round that followed. A thorough and well-executed T side saw them take home 12 rounds in the first half and a quick pistol round win to seal a 13-0 victory over their rivals.
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