DreamLeague Season 11 Closed Qualifiers: victory over Old but Gold
A 2:0 victory in the series
NAVI.GG.BET fought with 
Old but Gold at DreamLeague Season 11 Closed Qualifiers. The intense series ended with 2:0 victory for NAVI!
Game 1 - Natus Vincere [1:0] Old but Gold
NAVI.GG.BET
Crystallize
MagicaL
Blizzy
Chuvash
SoNNeikO
Old But Goid
Illidan
G
633
velheor
VANSKOR
Old but Gold jumped straight into the action on the first map, giving us no rest. However, we managed to snatch the initiative quite fast, driving the opponent back to 0 advantage. Not only that, NAVI managed to break ahead both in terms of kills and the net worth. A very good fight saw us take down 4 opposing heroes, while only losing 1, which was a favorable trade.
Still, Old but Gold weren't going to throw in the towel just yet. They managed to engage us and get a good fight, which opened the Roshan for them. The Aegis wasn't a big tempo changer, though: NAVI found the Aegis-bearer, killing him twice, and then went down the bottom lane. Towers, barracks and heroes were crushed to dust — we had 4k gold advantage very soon. A few minutes later, a series of deaths on the side of Old but Gold spelled their defeat in the first map.
Game 2 - Natus Vincere [2:0] Old but Gold
NAVI.GG.BET
Crystallize
MagicaL
Blizzy
Chuvash
SoNNeikO
Old But Goid
Illidan
G
633
velheor
VANSKOR
The second game was a very dynamic one at the start. Our offlane wasn't really doing too well, mid and top were decent, getting the required farm. Old but Gold got the First Blood quite early on, and got another kill soon after. Still, we managed to score a few kills, a couple even being on the Lifestealer. Phantom Assassin kept farming up. The advantage was on the side of Old but Gold, but it didn't exceed 1k gold for a long time. The game slowed down significantly, as both teams opted for the farming strategy.
16 minutes in NAVI had a very good teamfight — an early Desolator for Phantom Assassin secured Crystallize a triple kill, and we got a top T1 for that. A little later Old but Gold went for the first Roshan of the game — we realized that a tad bit too late, so the Aegis was taken by the Radiant. Still, we had the momentum and didn't plan to stop - early BKB on PA was yet another decisive factor. The Aegis didn't really change much, as NAVI had yet another good fight — Old but Gold lost 4.
25 minutes in, another teamfight erupted — NAVI secured another teamfight and the mid T3 went down. We overstayed our welcome on the enemy side, and paid for it with 3 heroes of ours — still, Old but Gold had to use a buyback for it to happen. Still, this fight didn't change much for the opponent, as they were still far behind. NAVI went for the last decisive fight and pushed all the way to the base - the series is ours!
