Spirit recover from first CS2 13-0 loss to beat FUT

Spirit won Cache, the opening map, with Myroslav “zont1x” Plakhotia making several important plays while anchoring the B site. Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov and Danil “donk” Kryshkovets led Spirit’s scoreboard.

FUT, using coach András “coolio” Fercsák as a stand-in, responded with a 13-0 win on Nuke. Álvaro “SunPayus” García led FUT’s attack, while Dmytro “dem0n” Myroshnychenko grew more animated as the team built a 12-0 lead. Džiugas “dziugss” Steponavičius then won a one-on-one fight against sh1ro to complete Spirit’s first 0-13 defeat in CS2.

In a postmatch interview, donk described Spirit’s performance as “just a really bad T side.” He added: “As a CT we usually take 9, 10, 11 rounds, on Nuke.”

The result contrasted with the teams’ recent records on the map. Spirit had won five consecutive Nuke maps selected by opponents, while FUT had lost all five of its Nuke matches against teams ranked in the top five of the Valve Regional Standings over the previous 12 months. Spirit had won 59% of its T-side rounds on Nuke in the past three months.

Spirit regained control on Ancient, the deciding map. Donk and Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich helped Spirit build an advantage in the opening half, and zont1x made several impact plays on the CT side to keep FUT from recovering.

Donk finished the series with 52 kills and a 1.59 rating. Zont1x had 31 kills and a 1.22 rating, while sh1ro recorded 38 kills. SunPayus led FUT with 44 kills and a 1.18 rating.

Asked about a recent decline in his individual form, donk replied: “I don’t know, who cares to be honest? If I win, who cares?”

Spirit advanced to the group’s upper final, where it will face the winner of MOUZ and G2.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 11.