• Today, the second finalist of the Latvian Cup will be determined with a match between the basketball players of “Ogres” and “Ventspils”. In the final, one of the teams is already waiting for “VEF Rīga”, which won the “University of Latvia” in the semi-final quite easily in the sum of two games.
• The first team game was emotional, but the victory, thanks to a more successful game at the end, was won by the residents of Ventspils led by Gints Fogela with 85:78. Guntis Sīpoliņš made a great contribution to the success, throwing 21 points, including a long shot at the last second.
• The game was unimaginable without emotions, but the day after the match, the Ventspils team publicly apologized to BK Ogre manager Jānis Laganovskis for an incident when at one point one of the home basketball players showed too much emotion towards the opponents.
Emotions are an integral part of any sport and must be expressed in accordance with generally accepted principles of human dignity and ethics!
BC Ventspils apologizes @BK_OGRE director Jānis Laganovskis, for the incident that took place during yesterday’s game!– BC “Ventspils” (@bkventspils) February 23, 2022
• Both “Ventspils” and “Ogre” started participating in the Latvian Cup from the eighth final. Ventspils first easily coped with the “Kandava / Anzāģe” team in the sum of two games (237: 143), but in the quarterfinals it had to fight with the “Liepāja” resistance (152: 143).
• “Ogre” in the eighth final did not overcome Gulbene’s “Buki” resistance convincingly (155: 126), but in the quarterfinals it played “Valmiera Glass / ViA” in the sum of two games (184: 167).
• This season, the teams will compete against each other for the fourth time. So far, he has won “Ventspils” in all matches. In the combined Latvian-Estonian league, Ventspils were superior in both matches – first on October 15 with 77:57, but later on January 26 with 78:69.
• The Latvian Cup was resumed before the previous season, but due to Covid-19 it was not played to the end. This year, the final is expected to take place in March.
• The game will be broadcast live from 17:00 will be broadcast on the portal “Sportacentrs.com”.
Latvian basketball “Užava” cup semifinals
| Couple | Game 1 | Game 2 | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvian University – VEF Riga | 59:94 | 71:99 | 130:193 |
| Ventspils – Ogre | 85:78 | 26.02. |
