The match between NAVI and Spirit at IEM Katowice 2025 was a real test for both teams and lived up to the viewers' expectations. NAVI managed to win with a score of 2:1. This result allowed the team to advance to the playoffs. In this article, we have compiled the most striking moments of the thrilling match. 

The first standout moment was the triple kill by w0nderful with the score at 5:1 in favor of NAVI, when they were in a 4 vs 5 situation and needed to save the round. He initially traded a teammate, then killed two players near the connector on A, bringing the situation to 2 vs 2, but they still lost afterward.

During Spirit's comeback at a score of 3:5 in favor of NAVI, they decided to hit the B plant, where magixx stopped them with a spray. This allowed them to close the score gap on the map.

In the very next round, NAVI showed they were worthy of victory. Who else but the captain needed to fix the situation? AleksiB opened the A plant, getting two kills, and then in a post-plant situation, two more, winning the round for NAVI.

In the second pistol round, they needed to save a 3 vs 5 situation, and who else but donk managed to do it. Not only did he win a 1 vs 3 clutch, but he also made an ACE, almost single-handedly winning the round for his team, allowing them to take the lead.

In the last round of the first map, iM perfectly handled Spirit's push from the connector, making a triple kill. This allowed NAVI to win the first map in this match.

On the second map, things were going well for Spirit, and one of the factors was chopper winning a 1 vs 2 clutch against NAVI's Eco round, where he simply played on long, killed one through smoke, and b1t didn't even have enough time to defuse and ran away.

In the very next round, once again it was w0nderful, who stopped the opponents' push on A, making 3 kills with the AWP.

At an 11:11 score, every round was crucial, and that was when donk stepped up, making a triple kill that put Spirit ahead and ultimately allowed them to win this map. 

In one of the crucial rounds during NAVI's comeback, w0nderful managed to make 3 kills while holding the ramp, closing the score gap further.

The last highlight of this match was a clutch by zont1x, where he climbed to 9, killing two players from the side, which allowed Spirit to tie the score at 14:14. However, it didn't help them further, and they lost the map.

IEM Katowice 2025 takes place from January 29 to February 9 in Katowice, Poland. Twenty-four teams are competing for a prize pool of $1 million. You can follow the event's schedule and results via this link.