G2 wins thrilling match against Furia

Furia, without their new AWP’er Paytyn “junior” Johnson, had to field one of their young academy players to fill the lineup to the match. Passport problems for the American postpone his debut. Instead, the 20-year-old Lucas “honda” Cano was thrown into action. The Brazilian got perhaps the best start, that any players have ever had on their debut in a top tier match.

“honda” made two aces within the first four rounds on Inferno. An incredible start!

Furia took the lead at halftime 8-7. But at their T-side everything fell apart. Nikola “NiKo” Kovac proved once again, that he will be a key player for the ambitious G2 team in 2021. G2 won Inferno 16-12.

G2 picked Mirage as their map pick. Here an incredible even and well-contested battle took place. Both teams were playing to their own strengths. Furia played with their fast-paced “w” gameplay, while G2 was trying to keep up and maintain map control.

At 14-13 in favor of G2, the young “honda” was put to the ultimate test. A 1 vs 1 situation against nexa would almost seal the deal for G2 if the Brazilian failed.

The clutch gave Furia the last push to a victory on Mirage.

The third map started with another honda highlight!

The excellent start to the third map didn’t follow through for the Brazilians. Their gameplay was suffering from both VINI and arT not performing to their standards. On the other side, NiKo was making shots like these.

During their CT-side G2 managed to make successful retakes five times during the first half. After the break, the NiKo vs arT duel continued on the outside, and almost every time the Bosnian came out victorious paving the way for his teammates to establish a commanding lead. The Europeans took home the map and match with a 16-10 win on Nuke.

G2 will face Astralis in the next round, while Furia will play Evil Geniuses in an early elimination match tomorrow.