“VEF Rīga” is in the lead 3-1 in the series up to four victories, thus one team of success separates the team from the title of Latvian champion. If Ventspils will be superior in the fifth game, the continuation of the series will follow their home on Saturday.
Before the game, the head coach of “VEF Rīga” Jānis Gailītis said in an interview on Latvian Television that the team must show the best performance in the series and it will be important for the players on the court not to succumb to additional pressure. Gailitis described the Ventspils team as a tough and uncompromising team that can use any opportunity given to it.
Conversation with Gints Fogels and Jānis Gailīte before the game
5th game of the Latvian basketball league final series VEF Riga – BC Ventspils. Interview with Gints Fogels and Jānis Gailīte3min
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In turn, the head coach of BC “Ventspils” Gints Fogels emphasized that the main thing for his team will be to show his game and enjoy basketball, as well as not to lose concentration in any element of the game.
The favorite “VEF Riga” has managed to win the laurels of the Latvian champions seven times, always beating “Ventspils” in the final. “VEF Rīga” is playing in the gold final series for the 12th time in a row. In turn, BC “Ventspils” is participating in the fight for gold for the 21st time. Ventspils residents have 10 Latvian champion titles at their expense, including winning the finals in 2014 and 2018 over “VEF Riga”.
The bronze prizes were previously provided by BC “Ogre”, which won the “University of Latvia” for the 3rd place in the series.
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