“VEF Rīga” basketball players Photo: Mikus Klavins / estlatbl.com
The match of the Latvian championship team “VEF Rīga” in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Champions League play-in tournament against the Dijon JDA team has been postponed from January 18 to January 21, the Riga team reports.
‼️@BasketballCL “play-in” game “Arena Riga” against @jdadijonbasket moved to 21 January. ⚫⚪????
All purchased tickets will also be valid for the transferred game, in case you want to get the money paid for the tickets, please contact https://t.co/RVKgR689l3. ???? pic.twitter.com/B8LxnCSVN9
– VEF Rīga (@vefriga) January 14, 2022
An outbreak of Covid-19 has been detected in both teams and the upcoming fight has been postponed from January 11 to January 18. In the first match “VEF Rīga” last Tuesday in Dijon lost with the result 77:84. The second round will be achieved by the team that will win two games in the play-in tournament. If a third match is needed, it will take place in Dijon.
In sub-group I of the second stage, the winner of this pair will meet the teams of MHP Riesen in Ludwigsburg and Galatasaray in Istanbul, as well as the winner of Hapoel in Holon and Bešiktas in Istanbul. The next match for Rigans is scheduled for Saturday at home against Rakvere “Tarvas” unit. Outbreaks of Covid-19 have affected several Latvian-Estonian Basketball Leagues (LIBL), which has led to the indefinite rescheduling of many matches in the combined championship.
