2024-04-01 22:42:18
In the series up to four victories, “Mogo”/LSPA returned to the lead – 2-1.
Already in the third minute of the game, the defender Edgars Dīkis left the visitors in the minority, who was also injured, due to which he could not continue the fight.
The first goal was scored only in the 26th minute, when after Silver’s Uvja Lazarenok’s pass along the edge, Richard Bernhards made an accurate wrist shot, making it 1-0 in favor of Jelgava. The home team equalized less than two minutes later, when Davids Sarkanis used an excellent shooting position from in front of the goal, who was passed by Krišjānis Rēdlich.
In the first half of the third period, the team from Riga was outnumbered twice, but in the second half of the third period they had the opportunity to play in the majority. In it, when there were a little more than five minutes left until the end of the regular time, Gints Meija made an unerring wrist shot. After 19 seconds, Kārlis Ozoliņš sent the bounced puck into the goal from the air and strengthened the lead for the “Mogo”/LSPA team.
“Mogo”/LSPA’s goal was guarded by Linards Feldbergs, and Rihards Zimermanis for the opponents.
In the first final game on Wednesday, the Riga team won 3-2 away, but in the second match, the Jelgava team won 1-0 at home, and the result became a 1-1 draw in the series of up to four victories.
Current champion “Zemgale”/LBTU defeated Riga “Prizma” 4-0 in the semi-final series, while “Mogo”/LSPA defeated “Kurbads” hockey players 4-0 in the series.
In the first two games, forward Kristians Zelts could not help the Jelgava team, who was suspended for 5+20 minutes in the March 14th OHL semi-final match with “Prism” for an attack on the head and neck area. The player was initially given an 11-match ban, which was later reduced to nine matches with the option for the club to buy out a further five matches, which has been done.
This season, in the mutual games between the two finalists, Jelgavniki won the first two matches of the main tournament with 2:1 and 5:1, but in the last two games, Riga hockey players were superior with 3:1 and 2:1.
On April 2, the teams will compete in Riga and on April 4 in Jelgava, but the remaining games, if necessary, will take place on April 6 in Riga and April 8 in Jelgava.
In the quarterfinals, “Prizma” beat Tallinn’s “Panter” with 3-1 and “Kurbads” with 3-0 – Hockey school “Riga”.
Six teams made it to the OHL playoffs. The quarter-finals took place up to three victories, while the semi-finals and the battle for the OHL Cup and the Baltic Championship title took place up to four successes.
In the 2023/2024 season, Riga’s “Prizma”, Hockey school “Rīga”, “Zemgale”/LBTU of Jelgava, “Mogo”/LSPA and “Kurbads” from Latvia, “Kaunas City”, Elektrēnu “Airwell-Energija” will participate in the Baltic Championship “, Vilnius “7BET-Hockey Punks” from Lithuania and Estonian club Tallinn “Panter”.
Last year, “Zemgale”/LBTU became the champion, which defeated “Mogo”/LSPA 4-1 in the final to reach four victories.
2024-04-01 22:42:18