“VEF Rīga” and “Rīgas Zeļļi” will find out the winners of the “Užava” Latvian Cup in Jelgava today. The final match in the Zemgale Olympic Center will start at 7:30 p.m., broadcast live on the LTV7 channel.
“VEF Rīga” entered the Latvian Cup from the semi-finals, where they defeated “Ventspili” 192:177 in the sum of two matches. On the other hand, “Rīgas Zeļļi”, as the newly formed club competed in the Latvian Cup for the first time, in the third round or the round of 16 won RSU/”VEF Rīga” in the sum of two games with 182:133, in the quarterfinals they beat “Valmiera Glass”/”Vidzemes Augstskola” with 163:157 , but in the semi-final with 180:144 they were superior to “Liepāja”.
This season, the two teams have already met twice in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (LIBL). In the first match, “Rīgas Zeļļi” celebrated their victory with a score of 93:86, but in the second match, “Vefians” were superior with a score of 98:77.
Last season, “VEF Rīga” won the Latvian Cup for the second time in a row, beating “Liepāja” 87:66 in the final.
The Latvian Cup competition for men’s teams resumed in 2021 after a 27-year break.
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