Basket Esch B controlled Kordall Steelers 58-40 in the M-U18 Division 5 Phase 2 opener in esch/ho3, pulling away after a tense first half. Coach Quinten Nelson's side exploded out of the blocks with a 10-0 start sparked by captain Noah Schwarz (17), before Kordall answered with an 8-0 run to tie at 12-12. Esch closed the first quarter 18-12, but the second was a back-and-forth: Kordall briefly led 27-26 on Mickael Pereira Briga (15, PRT), and the half settled level at 30-30.
The game flipped decisively after the break. Esch opened the third with a 9-1 surge, keyed by Moris Czerwonka's five straight points and a Schwarz three, to build a 42-33 lead after a 12-3 quarter. In the fourth, an 8-0 spurt Schwarz and Elmin Kolic with back-to-back baskets stretched it to 54-37; the largest gap reached +19 (58-39).
Schwarz led all scorers with 20, setting the tone early and finishing the job late. Czerwonka added 11, Eliaz Kaiser 9 (including an early three), and Nolan Alvard 6 with timely buckets. For Kordall, captain Tomas Cerqueira Santos (17, PRT) had 10, Pereira Briga 9 (one three and two strong drives), while Rayan Cardarelli and Diego Ricardo Miranda Lima chipped in 5 each. Kordall's leaders carried four fouls apiece (Cerqueira Santos, Maylon Ramos Monteiro), which weighed on their second-half aggression.
Esch's series edge grows to 2-0 this season (67-39 away in Phase 1, 58-40 here). In the new classification, Basket Esch B moves up to 2nd (+1), Kordall sits 3rd (-1). Form lines sharpen: Esch are on a three-game winning streak; Kordall have dropped three straight. Coach Micheline De Oliveira's team competed hard for a half but couldn't match Esch's third-quarter lift and fourth-quarter control.
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