The fight for LBL bronze begins with Valmiera Basketball Victory / Day

Valmiera won « Riga Zella » with 97:83 (23:14, 20:30, 27:15, 27:24), leading 1-0 in the series to three successes.

Dakvan Smith, Werner Koh, added 21 points to the visitors with 30 points and ten assists, with Rostislav Novicki and Werner Koh, who scored 12 rebounds.

The home side was not saved by Tom Skuja, who finished the match with 20 points and eight assists, while Rolands Freimanis scored 19 points and won 11 rebounds.

As the second half of the fourth quarter approaches, the lead of Valmiera had already increased to +18. Less than two minutes before the end of the regular time, the home side reduced the deficit to seven points, but Smith regained a ten -point lead with an accurate long -range shot, and the Valmiera unit secured success.

The second series fight on Saturday will take place in Valmiera.

« Rīgas Zeļļi », as the second best Latvian team in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (LIBL) Main Event, entered the semi-finals, while the Valmiera players beat « Liepaja » in the quarter-finals series.

LIBL vice champions « Rīgas Zeļļi » in the LBL semi-final with 0-3 defeated « Ventspils » but Valmiera players with 1-3 acknowledged the superiority of the VEF Riga team.

In both LIBL Main Event this season, « Riga Zeļļi » won this season (72:61 and 91:68).

In the first fight for gold medals in the series up to four wins on Tuesday, VEF Riga beat Ventspils with 91:77.

Last season, VEF Riga became the LBL champion, which beat « Riga Zeļļi » in the finals with a 4-1.