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Three games were played in the Regional Basketball League over the weekend, after which another contestant from the four finalists was revealed. For the first time in the club’s history, it became the Kretinga team that crossed the barrier to the quarterfinals. It is already clear that Tauragė will also play in the quarterfinals, which in the quarterfinals Olympus Plung en equaled 3: 0. “Tauragė” will play Vilnius “Riviles” and the Kaunas district in the semifinals Omega pair winner. Currently, the equality in this series is 2: 2. The fifth and decisive match of the series will take place on Tuesday night in Vilnius. “Kretinga” is also waiting for its competitors: they will become Akmenė district. Winner of the Patriots and Raseiniai couple. The Patriots currently lead 2: 1 in the series, with Game 4 of the series taking place in Akmenė on Tuesday.
The four finalists on May 1 and 2. will take place at K indainiai arena. The club, which has become the RKL champion, will be eligible to play in the National Basketball League (NKL) next season.
After 11 years of wandering, the four finalists
Kėdainiai’s team “Ateities” (7), who has not had a place to retire, showed that even without one of the most useful RKL basketball players, the team of “Kretinga” (2), which took second place in the regular season, he can fight equally.
The Kėdainiai residents, who lost both games in Kretinga with a crushing advantage, proved that the advantage of their field offers many advantages.
The hosts of the field started the match perfectly 8: 0, but after receiving the cold shower, the students of Arimantas Mikaločius recovered quickly and in the first half took the helm of the match (20:16).
However, when it seemed that the favorites of the series would soon slide forward, the “Ateities” team showed an exceptional fight and for most of the match they were in the hands of the opponents.
The break of the game came just under six minutes before the end of regulation time, when after Kminelis’ faithful three-point shot, Kėdainiai had moved closer to three points (63:66).
Immediately afterwards, however, the guests played a fantastic section, winning up to 13 points in a row and thus answering all the most important questions of the match (79:63).
During the remainder of the duel, the two teams exchanged several more effective attacks, and the final resounding siren announced a resounding victory for the Kretinga team with the result 86:67.
This victory broke the curse of the “Kretinga” quarterfinals, because at this stage A. Mikaločius’ students fell for three years in a row, and last season the Kretinga team failed to reach this stage, because the championship was ended the COVID. -19 pandemic.
Telling the whole history of the team, the Kretinga club has been moving towards the strongest quartet in RKL for 11 years, so it remains to admire the patience and determined work of the leaders of this club to achieve their dream.
There is an incredible tactical series between season leaders and veterans.
Vilnius Rivile fans (1) can rest at least until next Tuesday, because the team they support achieved a dramatic victory over the Kaunas district. Omega (8) equaled the result of the quarterfinal series.
After correcting critical mistakes made in the last two matches, Vilnius residents fired from the first minutes of the match and dictated the conditions of their game to their opponents for most of the match.
Quickly recovered from injury, Tadas Klimavičius played another fantastic game after injury, scoring 26 points, rebounding 12 rebounds, making 5 assists and scoring as many as 32 utility points.
But Rivile had no worse response. The guests played for a long time in a non-standard five, which included both Karolis Brusokas and Gediminas Povilauskas at the same time.
This tandem not only defended quite well against the great height of the rivals, but also looked worse in attack, allowing the Vilnius team to respond to the successful attacks of the rivals.
Rivile felt the first serious alarm at the beginning of the decisive part, when after the peaceful triple Gytis Brazauskas the locals approached the minimum (64:65).
However, visiting strategist Mindaugas Noreika took a minute break after which the Vilnius team scored 5 unanswered points and regained control of the match in their hands (70:64).
However, the desire to “close” the series pushed “Omega” forward on Saturday, so with just over three minutes to go, the hosts reheated the atmosphere to the maximum several times (76:77, 79:80 ).
Not only that, after the mistake of the guests Kaunas d. the team had a chance to beat the result and T. Klimavičius scored two points, but … he did so in violation of the attack, so the result remained unchanged (79:80).
In the next attack, Rivile striker Andrius Juchnevičius sadly lost from below the basket, but bounced the ball and scored two points from a foul (82:79).
Although the free kick was inaccurate, the ball was bounced by the guests, who did not score in the long attack, but “burned” a very important 24 seconds.
The hosts of the squad had more than one chance to cut the deficit or even equal the result, but T. Klimavičius lost the colon, Eduardas Rogačiovas and Vaidas Bendikas did not hit long shots.
To make matters worse, Riviles’ team finally bounced the ball, playing 15 seconds earlier. It caused the opponents ‘foul, and A. Juknevičius increased the guests’ lead to five points with two accurate free throws (84:79).
Although E. Rogavičov had still reduced the rivals’ lead to three points (81:84), there were 8 seconds left to play. Gediminas Povilauskas, who received an excellent pass from A. Juknevičius, launched a cold-blooded shot from the middle distance, which “closed” the match (86:81).
Neither team was able to score for the remainder of the match, so the resounding final siren announced a dramatic victory for Riviles with a score of 86:81.
The main key to the victory became Riviles’ game quite versatile in attack, as even six basketball players scored double-digit points.
Likewise, the Vilnius team did not allow rival snipers to get angry and attack from a distance with a percentage very similar to that of Omega representatives (7/24 trit., 29.1 percent and 7/23 trit., 30, 4 percent), and even yielded two-point points. 61.9 percent. (26/42 dvit.).
The stone was found one step from sleep.
Probably the hottest match of the night took place in Raseiniai, where local team Raseiniai (3) played the third quarter-final match with Akmenė district. Patriots representatives (6).
Akmenė’s guests started the game perfectly and took a 9 point lead at the end of the first half (21:12).
Not only that, the Vytautas Padgureckas pupils did not slow down in the second quarter and sent their opponents plummeting, gaining a 16-point lead (38:22) just over three and a half minutes before play.
Although the hosts straightened up and in the middle of the duel they got a little closer to their opponents (30:41), in the third half the “patriots” got back into high gear and regained a crushing advantage at the end (63:46). But that was when the most interesting facts of the game began.
The Raseiniai basketball players, who showed an enviable combat, took the lead in the decisive half, overtook their opponents in just five minutes and returned to weigh the result in their favor (76:75) just over four minutes after the shots free from Benas Ilevičius.
However, when it seemed that the Patriots team would not keep their word, said their leader Audrius Povilaitis, who stabbed a difficult triple and restored the advantage to the guests again (78:76).
It is true that soon Gediminas Butkus scored two points with the opponent’s fouls and after realizing the penalty shot he again overtook the Raseiniai players (79:78), but then the teams exchanged shots without fouls, and A. Povilaitis made the break in the game. .
Initially, the old man from Akmenė blocked the launch of “Raseiniai”, in the next attack he attracted almost all the players on the court, skillfully threw the ball into the corner of Domantas Šimaičius, and this three points led the “patriots” forward again (81:79).
After an indiscriminate launch by Raseiniai, the guests caused a foul from the opponents, and Daniel Baslykas increased the Patriots’ lead to 3 points (82:79), but soon Benas Ilevičius stabbed a fantastic long shot and returned to equal the result ( 82:82). ).
But then Stone’s people proved that their nerves were made of iron. In the first place, A.Povilaitis hit a fine, in the second attack V. Padgureck’s students defended themselves, leaving 47 seconds to play. after Martynas Valteris’ three-point Akmenė gained a tangible four-point lead (86:82).
The hosts of the squad, leaning against the wall, lost from afar, the guests who bounced the ball caused another foul, and D. Baslykas made two free throws (88:82).
Although B.Ilevičius, who played phenomenally, responded with a triple (85:88), D.Šimaitis scored a penalty (89:85), Raseini’s team lost from distance, and D.Baslykas, who caused another foul, he got back on the penalty line.
The promising “Patriots” forward hit the first shot, missed the second, and A. Povilaitis, who bounced the ball, calmly received the final siren, announcing the second victory for the “Patriots” team in the quarterfinal series. – 90: 85.
Although Akmenė’s team lost the fight due to rebounds (28-36), they paved the way to victory by hitting up to 11 long shots from distance, attacking the basket by as much as 47.8 percent. (11/23 trit.) Precision.
On the other hand, Kėdainiai’s team is to be commended, who, having lost their main player in the heat of the series, did not give up and gave opponents a serious fight until the final siren of the fourth match.
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