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Photo: Saulius Čirba
Photo Saulius Čirba
Another 13 games were played in the Regional Basketball League (TOPsport-RKL) over the weekend. The leader of Division A, Vilnius Rivile, had two very dramatic victories (11-3). Mindaugas Noreika students at home 75:72 (13:12, 22:19, 18:21, 22:20) defeated Kaunas University of Technology (KTU, 3-6) and the last second 89:88 (28:19, 22:21, 24:22, 15:26) forced the surrender of LCC International University (5-5).
Last second teachers. It is interesting that even 9 of the 14 “Rivilė” matches ended with 5 points or even minor differences. The Vilnius team won 2 matches by just one point, 3 matches by three points, 2 more matches were won by 5 points. 2 out of 3 defeats of the Lithuanian capital club suffered a difference of 1 and 3 points.
“As Gytis Sušinskas (team player, author’s comment) said yesterday after the match, we are playing for the fans. If we all crushed the 40 points, nobody would be interested (laughs). And what is more serious, we are still confused on defense, especially in one-on-one situations. We often miss players in strong points, which leads to losing many points. The coach always emphasizes defense and we work on it. Attack comes from yes on its own and it’s working well so far, – points out 17-year-old Rivil delantero striker Lukas Pivoriūnas. – I think wins are determined by the team’s microclimate, which is incredible. We all communicate with everyone, we joke, there is no tension in the locker room. I think it is also determined by the coaching staff, who prepare us for each game and press us to improve. Until the team wins, I can’t complain about my role. A lot of microtraumas and situations of everything They kind of left me out of rhythm, but as long as the team wins, I’m happy with everything. We expect even better results, we want to finish the second part of the season even better and stronger. “
In the game with KTU, the most productive in the ranks of “Riviles” was the 17-year-old player Augustinas Kiudulas (17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 fouls, 19 utility points). The most useful among the winners was Karolis Brusokas, 29 years old (10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 innings, 20 points).
In the winning game with LCC, the 31-year-old Evaldas Rastenis stood out (13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 rebounds, 3 innings, 7 innings, 25 assists).
Discovering a successful mix of youth and veterans, Rivile will end the calendar year as the sole leader of TOPsport-RKL Division A. His closest pursuers are Kretinga Kretinga (8-1), Biržai KKSC (8-5) and Raseiniai Raseiniai (7-2).
Šiauliai is gaining momentum. In TOPsport – RKL Division B, Šiauliai KA Saulės-SG, gaining momentum, won 4 in a row (5-3). Laimonas Kutra students at home 97:68 (27:13, 22:20, 27:20, 21:15) surpassed Klaipėda’s “VKKM-Neptune” (0-4), which was left without fins.
In the ranks of winners, 18-year-old lightweight Lukas Uosis made 21 benefits. bal. (16 points, 7 reps, 3 res.) 17-year-old Vilius Slanina played another successful match in Šiauliai. The son of the new club director Šiauliai Donatas Slanina scored 15 points, rebounded to 8. and collected 18 benefits. bal.
“It just came to our attention then. It often happens that the half determines something. It can be said that we played 3 halves of a level. In the fourth half, the opponents probably wanted to spend something to play, so that’s the result. I would stand out. the dedication of the players to the defense. What was emphasized was not everything, but we did it more or less. If you always “get out of the net”, there will be no way to avoid an attack or anything – Šiauliai coach Kutra said – I want the team to rest a little, heal the injuries. The most important thing is that next year should be without injuries and with great enthusiasm. I wish everyone the end of the pandemic and that everyone returns to normal. “
“I would like to say that positivity should be in our fight, but unfortunately it wasn’t even there. You can enjoy it unless everyone has had time to play. We hoped that what we agreed to in the dressing room would be done. We really wanted and were looking for combat a lot. We talk a lot about the need to fight. Although we played yesterday, we still have to fight. I wish the players and myself, and who is watching RKL patience, so that there are not such big differences and that the match is as interesting as possible, ”said Klaipeda coach Gytis Krugelevičius.
“Saulės-SG” in group A of division B ranks fourth out of 9 teams, and “VKKM-Neptūnas” shares 7-9 places.
Congratulations to the opponents. Jonava CBet-2 (3-5) won the TOPsport – RKL Division B Group B. Edvinas Zinis students will leave the match in the fourth quarter 77:59 (19:13, 21:20, 13:13. 24:13) broke the Lithuanian Sports Club for the Deaf (LKSK, 1-7).
The 19-year-old offensive defender Šarūnas Dambrauskas played a great game in the ranks of the Jonava club (21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 rebounds, 8 rebounds, 27 assists).
“As we expected, the opponents defended on the field, they did it quite roughly and we were preparing for it. We stumbled over most of the match and got into chaos. That changed our leg and decided the match earlier. We can praise him for that. the opponents: we hoped that the aggressive defense and the pressure could slow them down and score easy points, but we didn’t. The opponents distributed the balls quite well before the pressure, they were also surprised that they were well prepared physically, “said the coach of CBet-2, Zinys.
“It just came to our notice then. At time 3.5 we fought point-to-point, we tried to break the match but failed. There may be a shortage of players who couldn’t come for justifiable reasons. The main players, who played without substitutions, got tired and that was the breakthrough. After the game, I told the men that it wasn’t so bad that they lost, but that they made the wrong decision. Shoot the basket: get drunk and know why you need to work harder during your workouts. When you choose a mistake instead of throwing it, he gets angry, ”summarized LKSK coach Gintaras Razutis.
CBet-2 at TOPsport – RKL Division B Group 5 is ranked fifth out of 10 teams and LKSK eighth.
There will be three more matches in the TOPsport-RKL Championship until the New Year. December 22 VKKM-Neptūnas will host the Kuršėnai district at home. Grafų Furniture, December 23rd LCC will have a cup with Olympus de Plungė at home on December 30th. “Gargždai-2” will host Raseiniai KKSC at home.
TOPsport-RKL battles in 2021 will resume on January 8.
Results of the 10th TOPsport-RKL weekend:
A division
Plungė “Olimpas” – Panevėžys “Bangenė-Aivera” 81:67
Vilna Rivile – KTU 75:72
Plungė “Olimpas” – district of Kaunas. Omega 76:80
Vilnius Rivile – LCC 89:88
KKSC Stock Exchange – VMU 80:90
Division B.
Pakruojis Lygumai-ŽŪB – Klaipėda VKKM-Neptūnas 75:69
Kaunas “Žalgiris-3” – Anykščiai “Elmis” 59:46
LKSK – Jonava’s CBet-2 59:77
Kuršėnai d. Grafų Furniture – Gargždai-2 77:72
Panevėžys “Bangenė-Aivera” – “Kretinga” 78:93
Kazlų Rūda SC „Ataka“ – Vilnius „Rytas-MRU-VKM“ 89:57
Šiauliai KA “Saulės-SG” – Klaipėda “VKKM-Neptūnas” 97:68
Raseiniai KKSC – Pakruojis “Lygumai-ŽŪB” 85:98
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