Yekindar Shares His Thoughts After a Triumphant Victory Over Vitality

Mareks “Yekindar” Galinskis stated that the match between Furia and Vitality at BLAST Rivals Fall 2026 turned out to be quite stressful for his team.

The player shared this opinion on HLTV.

“We had a lot of ups and downs during this match—not just on Mirage, but also on Inferno, and then on Dust2. It’s a crazy roller coaster. In matches like this, cortisol and stress levels go through the roof because, when you’re playing against such a strong opponent, every little detail matters.

Today we were better, but to some extent we were also lucky. It seems to me that on Mirage there were a lot of situations where our opponents should have closed out the game. Someone up there wanted us to win. We cleared the plant on B twice in 3v3 situations, and then there was a 4v5 retake on B where Molodoy pulled off a crazy highlight. At the same time, they understand that too. I wouldn’t call it a fluke, but it was a much closer match than it might have seemed from the outside.”

According to Mareks “Yekindar” Galinskis, despite the victory, FURIA did not have a significant advantage over Vitality throughout the series. The esports player acknowledged that their opponents missed several opportunities to turn the tide in individual rounds, and the outcome of the matchup was largely decided by small in-game moments. At the same time, he emphasized that the team managed to capitalize on its chances and demonstrated the necessary level of play against one of the strongest teams on the scene.

As a reminder, Danil “molodoy” Golubenko previously commented on FURIA’s victory in the PGL Bucharest final.