In two of the three pairs tonight, most of the questions were already resolved after the first game, with potential sporting intrigue preserved for one return match. However, expectations about the ability of Tukum players to compete with “Nice”, which plays lower in the league, were not fulfilled.
The experienced “Nice” basketball players not only protected the advantage they had in the first game, but also significantly increased it.
With Arnim Ate scoring 20 points and Robert Krastiņas scoring 13, “Nice” eliminated “Tukuma” from the Latvian Cup with 64:51, winning by 27 points in the sum of two games.
As “Nice” entered the third round of the Latvian Cup, it became known that the South Kurzeme derby will take place there, as “Nice” will be the opponent of “Liepāja”.
It is interesting that “Nice” is coached by Juris Umbraško, who is in the “Liepāja” coaching staff, and the team is represented on the field by the Liepaja coach Krists Pīternieks.
Also, until recently, Krastiņš performed the duties of the captain in the “Liepāja” team.
