“Liepāja” failed in the home game of “Pafbet” in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (LIBL) on Saturday, but after a successful first half, Tallinn’s “Kalev” / “Cramo”, represented by Ojārs Siliņš and Mārčs Vītols, led by Roberts Štelmahers, conceded.
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“Liepāja” with the result 59:78 (17:18, 19:18, 13:21, 10:21) acknowledged the superiority of “Kalev” / “Cramo”.
In the home team, Kārlis Šiliņš was the most productive with 15 points, three blocked throws and seven rebounds, but Zigmārs Raimo scored “double-double”, scoring 12 points and winning ten rebounds.
In the Tallinn team, Ojārs Siliņš stood out with 19 points and six rebounds, while Kregors Hermets added 12 points, but Mārcis Vītols scored six points and scored six assists.
This was the first meeting of both teams this season.
In the tournament table, Tallinn’s “Kalev” / “Cramo” with 12 wins in 14 games is in third place, but “Liepāja” is in tenth place with 12 successes in 12 matches.
In the LIBL main tournament, the teams will play a two-round tournament until March 20. The top eight will compete in the quarter-finals, with the winners determined by the sum of two games. LIBL champions are expected to be determined in the final four tournament. The season will end with the elimination games of the Latvian and Estonian championships.
14 teams – six Latvian teams – “VEF Rīga”, “Ogre”, “Ventspils”, “Valmiera Glass” / “Vidzeme University College”, “University of Latvia” and “Liepāja” are participating in the LIBL championship in the season 2021/22. also eight Estonian teams – Tallinn “Kalev” / “Cramo”, Rapla “Avis Utilitas”, “Parnu Sadam”, “University of Tartu” / “Maks & Moorits”, Rakvere “Tarvas”, Tallinn “Kalev”, “TalTech” / Optibet and Viimsi Hābnēms.
