“Ogres” and “Liepājas” teams will play the decisive game today for a place in the semi-final of Latvian Basketball League “Pafbet” (LBL), where “VEF Riga” awaits the opponent they have The match will start at 19:00 at the Sports Arena “Ogre” and will be broadcast live on TV4. In the series up to three wins, the result is 2-2.
In the first game, the people of Ogre celebrated their victory at home with 89:81, and the people of Liepāja took revenge at home – 83:72. In the next two games as well, the guests were again better, “Ogre” winning with 94:79, and “Liepāja” with 99:73.
In the main competition of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (LIBL), Ogrėnians collected a balance of 17-13, in seventh place and lost 0-2 to “Prometey” in the quarter-finals of the playoffs. On the other hand, “Liepāja” took 11th place with 11 wins and 19 losses, without entering the “play-off”. In the first meeting between the two teams this season, “Ogre” definitely won with 86:62, but in the second game Liepāja won 75:61. “Ogre” and “Liepāja” also competed in the quarter-finals of the Latvian Cup, where the “Liepāja” basketball players celebrated their success in two games.
In the second quarter-final, “Rīgas Zeļļi” defeated the team “Valmiera Glass”/”Vidzeme Augstskolas” 3-1 in the series and ensured their semi-final duel with “Ventspili “. “VEF Riga” and “Ventspils” have already secured a place in the semi-finals.
Last year, the basketball players “VEF Rīga” became champions, defeating “Ventspili” 4-1 in the final, and “Liepāja” won 3-1 over “Ogri” in the fight for bronze.
2024-04-22 04:38:32
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