Match for 3rd place: Lithuanian Champions vs. Latvian Champions

April 16, 2023

Lithuanian champion VHC Šviesa and Latvian champion ZRHK TENAX Dobele will fight for the third place on Sunday at 13:00 in Põlva. VHC Šviesa won third place in the BHL last season. ZRHK TENAX Dobele is participating in the BHL Final Four for the first time in the club’s history.

BHL 2022/23 SEASON

ZRHK TENAX Dobele – 2nd place in group B (7 wins, 0 draws, 3 loses). In the quarter finals ZRHK TENAX Dobele lost to Dragūnas Klaipėda in the first away match 21:24, but the Latvian team took revenge 33:28 at home to win 54:52 on aggregate. ZRHK TENAX Dobele lost in the semi-finals to BHL Champion Viljandi HC 22:23.

VHC Šviesa – 3rd place in group B (6 wins, 1 draw, 4 loses). VHC Šviesa eliminated the Mistra team 67:52 on aggregate in the quarter finals. VHC Šviesa lost in the semi-finals to the final four hosts Põlva Serviti team 35:36.

LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHES

29.01.23 ZRHK TENAX Dobele – VHC Šviesa 30:24
22.10.22 VHC Šviesa – ZRHK TENAX Dobele 34:28
02.04.22 VHC Šviesa – ZRHK TENAX Dobele 35:37
27.03.22 ZRHK TENAX Dobele – VHC Šviesa 27:32
30.01.22 ZRHK TENAX Dobele – VHC Šviesa 35:28

LEADERS

ZRHK TENAX Dobele: Ričards Juzups 58 goals, Ņikita Pančenko – 57, Nils Kreicbergs – 46, Emīls Kurzemnieks – 42, Linards Usāns – 37.

VHC Šviesa: Mantas Urvikis 56 goals, Valdas Drabavičius – 52, Šarūnas Ugianskis – 49, Karolis Bliuvas – 42, Tadas Rasakevičius – 41, Eimantas Sinkevičius – 41.