NRG defeat NiP at ECS S7 Finals

A strong CT side performance on Train allowed NRG to come back in the game against Ninjas in Pyjamas and take a 16-11 victory.

An uninspired start from NRG on the T side of Train allowed Ninjas in Pyjamas to build a 5-0 lead, with Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson and Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund leading the fragging for their side. The streak was broken in the next round as Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov found a hole in the Ivy defense and eliminated three Ninjas in Pyjamas members, and NRG followed that up for a second.

Ninjas in Pyjamas didn't falter, however, winning two rounds in a row to keep their economy from breaking, at least for the time being. NRG did finally manage to force the Swedes on an eco and narrow the scoreline to 4-7, but failed to capitalize on a 4v3 post plant which limited them to five rounds on the Terrorist side.

Claiming the CT pistol was crucial to NRG getting back in the game, and perhaps even more important was the North American side winning the 4v4 in the second rifle round after losing the first one to Ninjas in Pyjamas. That kept their economy in place and saw the score equalized shortly, 11-11.

Lekr0 opened up the following round, taking down the opposing IGL Damian "⁠daps⁠" Steele, still, Ninjas in Pyjamas wasn't able to capitalize on the early advantage as their B execute fell flat, without a single kill going their way. NRG continued their CT side streak from there, finishing the half with nine in a row to make it 16-11.