Gediminas Petrauskas’ trainees won in the final 87:78 (17:21, 19:21, 24:22, 27:14) against the Riga “Zelli” team coached by Lithuanian Rokas Kondratavičius.
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The Klaipėda team was trailing by as much as 18 points in the second quarter (19:37), but managed to catch up with the opponents by the middle of the third quarter (48:48).
“Neptūnas” was led forward by Elvar Fridriksson, who scored 21 points and distributed 8 assists, while another team newcomer Yannick Franke added 15 points.
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The third place in the Vladas Garastas Cup tournament was taken by “Šiauliai”, who did not play the small final match on Sunday because the Baku “Sabah” club refused to compete.
“Neptūnas” will play their first official game in a week, on September 20, when they will host Kaunas “Žalgiris” at home.
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