AS Soleuvre edged VIBBALL Echternach 60-57 in a tight MU22 N2 Qualification contest at schoolint1. The visitors set the tone early (1622 after Q1) and carried an eightpoint cushion into halftime (3139). VBE roared back after the break: a 134 surge flipped the score to 4443, sparked by AlexandruCatalin Vlad (17, 1.92m, ROU) with a 3+2 burst and steady finishing from Noah Marian Rudolf (18, BEL). Soleuvre answered with a strong close to the third, stretching to their largest lead at 4454 before VBE trimmed it to 4854.
The fourth quarter was a grind. Down 4956, VBE pieced together an 80 run: Rudolf (18, BEL), TudorAndrei Achim (18, ROU) and Michel Ange Mafolo Ondekane (17, ESP) pushed them ahead 5756. In the final minute, Mathis Alex Guiot delivered the gamewinners for Soleuvre, hitting backtoback twos for 5760. VBE's late timeout could not produce a final response.
Soleuvre's frontcourt carried the load. Ibrahim Hasic (19) poured in 20 points, while captain Charel Diedenhofen (19, 1.97m) added 19; together they combined for 17 made twopointers and five free throws. Sandro Romao Sanches Gomes Barros (20, 1.83m, PRT) opened with a three and finished with 6, with useful contributions from Lex Lahure (4) and DavidAndrei Cojanu (5).
For VBE, Mafolo Ondekane (17, ESP) and Rudolf (18, BEL) each scored 17, carrying the offense in the comeback alongside Kouami Samuele Dogbonou (18, ITA) with 8 and Frederik Jensen (16, DEU) with 6. Coach Ildiko Vass's group erased a 10point deficit but lacked the last shot; on the other bench, coach Hervé MarieRose saw his side steady themselves in the clutch.
In the standings, Soleuvre climbs to 4th, while VIBBALL Echternach drops to 7th at 02, now on a twogame losing streak.
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