ESL One Los Angeles 2020: victory vs Team Unique
The match starts at 14:00 CEST
The first rival of 
Natus Vincere in the online championship of ESL One Los Angeles 2020 will be 
Team Unique. The game will be played in a Bo3 format.
This organization has recently completely changed its lineup by signing up the Gentlemen team. It should be noted that earlier the team replaced one player: Gibkiy was replaced by Zitraks.
Not so long ago, NAVI encountered this team, which at that time was playing under the forZe tag. Then our guys won 2-0, which allows us to hope for a positive result in the upcoming match.
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Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL
9pasha
CemaTheSlayeR
illias
Team Unique
Zitraks
19teen
Bzz
Chuvash
VANSKOR
Game 1 — Natus Vincere [0 : 1] Team Unique
Natus Vincere
Crystallize
MagicaL
9pasha
CemaTheSlayeR
illias
Team Unique
Zitraks
19teen
Bzz
Chuvash
VANSKOR
The early game was a rather rocky road for our guys, Despite a minimal kill difference, by 20 minutes Team Unique was ahead by 5k gold, as they were able to farm a significant part of the map.
Natus Vincere were trying to turn the tides, but it was becoming increasingly tough, as the powers were growing more unequal with each minute. There were a few kills here and there in each fight, but Bristleback was too tough to handle.
Still, some good fights allowed the guys to bounce right back into the game. As a result, by 42 minutes the Born to Win caught up to the opponent in terms of the net worth.
48 minutes in NAVI kicked it up a notch by securing 15k gold lead. However, the opponent wasn't just sitting idly in the base: they were actively pushing and fighting, taking down 2 lanes of ours.
50 minutes in, the final fight of the game broke out. Despite the best efforts, it turned out to be catastrophic for Natus Vincere. We've lost some heroes, and with no buybacks on cores, the team had nobody to defend with — game one is secured by the opponent.
Game 2 — Natus Vincere [1 : 1] Team Unique
Natus Vincere
Crystallize-
MagicaL
9pasha-
CemaTheSlayeR
-
illias
Team Unique
Zitraks
19teen-
Bzz
Chuvash
VANSKOR
The second had had a much more favorable start for the Born to Win. NAVI had a great early game — the cores were getting their farm, and most of the fights were good for our team. As a result, by 20 minutes, our advantage was 9k gold, and Medusa was on top of the net worth chart, coming online very fast.
The game was becoming increasingly one-sided. Several successful fights made the situation of the opponent even shakier than it was before. On the other hand, NAVI kept getting more farm and more items. By minute 30, Medusa became an unstoppable juggernaut with a Divine Rapier — 1: 1.
Game 3 — Natus Vincere [2 : 1] Team Unique
Natus Vincere
-
Crystallize
-
MagicaL
-
9pasha
CemaTheSlayeR
illias
Team Unique
Zitraks
19teen
Bzz-
Chuvash
-
VANSKOR
The last game of the series saw the strongest start from Natus Vincere! We had little difficulty finding the kills and securing the farm — so, 14 minutes in the score was 17:1 in favor of NAVI, with an 8k gold lead. From this point onwards, the map was controlled mostly by our team, as we kept farming and fighting, making sure the opponent has as little space as possible.
This did not last long, though — a fight 17 minutes in has decided the fate of the series. The insurmountable advantage of our team broke the opposition, as they GG-ed out f the game. 2 : 1 — Natus Vincere starts the run with a win!
