“Ogre” basketball players have the first opportunity to enter the LBL final

In a series of up to three wins, the result is 2-1 in favor of Ogre, winning the guests in all games. First, “Ogre” won in extra time in Ventspils with 90:83, but then the people of Kurzeme were superior in the opponent’s field with 85:78. In the third fight in Ventspils, “Ogre” basketball players were superior with 76:61.

The fifth game of the series, if necessary, will be held on Friday in Ventspils.

Ventspils, like VEF Rīga, was one of the two best domestic teams in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (LIBL) and secured a place in the semi-finals automatically, while Ogre beat Liepāja 3-0 in the first round. ”.

Ogre won the semifinals for the fourth time in a row.

LIBL “Ogre” won 11 of the last 13 games and entered the final four tournaments, where they suffered two losses and settled for fourth place. On the other hand, Ventspils failed in the quarterfinals against Ronalds Zaķis Hābneme’s “Viimsi”, losing in two games and not entering the “Final 4”.

This season, both teams had met twice before the semi-finals, with “Ventspils” succeeding in both – 77:57 and 78:69.

“Ogre” and “Ventspils” also strengthened in the semi-final of the LBL a year ago, when Ventspils won the series with a 3-1 victory and secured a place in the final, where they defeated “VEF Rīga” with 0-4.