Gods Reign edge out Marcos Gaming

Marcos Gaming (MG) vs Gods Reign (GR)

Gods Reign won the pistol round, starting off on the T-side of Overpass but Marcos Gaming converted the anti-eco, breaking the T-economy. After this, things went downhill real fast for Gods Reign and nothing seemed to work in their favor, conceding close rounds and 1vXs. Marcos Gaming put up a brilliant CT-side nearly securing match point in the first half itself, ending it 14-1.

Bruised and battered, Gods Reign did not give up and fought back in the second half, starting it with a 5-round winning streak but the ascend was too steep, as Marcos Gaming secured match point at 15-5. Gods Reign clawed back one more round but that was it, as Marcos Gaming closed out Overpass with a dominant 16-6, going 1-0 up in the series.

Both teams fought tooth and nail, going neck to neck in the first half. Vigorous back and forth trades saw the first half end with an even 8-7 score line. Almost everyone in the server looked in great form, setting up Vertigo for a close finish.

The sides switched and Gods Reign came alive, stringing up 5 rounds in a row to put Marcos Gaming at a 7-13 disadvantage. Marcos Gaming's CT-side started taking shape, stringing up 3 rounds in a row to reach double figures at 10-14 but it was too little, too late as Gods Reign stepped up and closed out Vertigo 16-10, to level the series 1-1, forcing it into the decider, Inferno.

After a 3-0 start from Marcos Gaming on the T-side of Inferno, Gods Reign closed the gap at 3-3. After a few back and forth trades, Gods Reign took the half 9-6 in their favor. Once the sides switched, Marcos Gaming looked lost on the CT-side on Inferno as Gods Reign reached match point at 15-7, dropping just a single round on their T-side.

Needing just a single round to reverse sweep and close out the series, Gods Reign closed out Inferno 16-7 and the series 2-1, confirming their LAN appearance.