Vitality has secured their second win of the elimination stage after taking down a tricky and challenging Furia who threatened to win it all but fell to the brilliance of ZyWoo and co. in overtime.
VETO
- FURIA removed Nuke
- FURIA removed Anubis
- Vitality removed Ancient
- Vitality removed Dust2
- Vitality removed Vertigo
- FURIA removed Inferno
- Mirage was left over
Map 1: Mirage; Winner: Vitality; Score: 16:13
A strong start for Vitality collapsed on the first gun round with a fast-paced Furia offense running all over them. Despite going 3-0 up, Vitality let a few rounds slip as Furia built a solid lead which eventually shaped into an 8-4 half.
A second pistol conversion from Vitality enabled them to cut the lead short but Furia still stood their ground to reach map point before Vitality left them in need of a comeback. Vitality was able to stop Furia right on the track to force the game to overtime by the end.
Furia’s supreme form came crashing down in overtime as Vitality moved into a higher gear. Having managed a single round, Furia looks like a respectable defeat against a potential Major champion.
Furia’s win against Spirit gave them some room for error which just went up in smoke but a performance like this against Vitality would definitely infuse confidence in themselves as it can’t be any harder than this moving forward in the Major.
Vitality on the other hand has secured their second win of the day which puts them another win away from making it into the next stage.
