Etzella Ettelbruck answered well after its previous loss and climbed two places to 1st in M-U16 Division 1: Phase 1 with a 95-70 home win over AS Soleuvre, now 4th.
The game turned quickly after an even opening. Soleuvre, driven by Max Kunen (SOL) and Marvin Contreras (SOL), went from 10-10 to a 13-10 lead, but Etzella then closed the first quarter on an 18-5 run for 28-18. That first break gave Thierry Kremer's team control.
Soleuvre reacted strongly in the second period. Kunen was on a roll and the visitors cut the gap to 37-36 after winning several sequences in transition and from the line. Etzella answered before halftime with an 11-3 stretch, including a three from Yona Posing (ETZ) and late free throws from Seid Muratovic (ETZ), to restore a 46-39 margin.
The decisive moment came in the third quarter. Muratovic dominated that period and scored 15 points in the quarter, pushing Etzella from 46-39 to 69-50. Lou Dos Santos (ETZ) also kept the pressure on, while Soleuvre's attack slowed after getting within seven early in the half.
Etzella opened the fourth with another push and later reached its highest lead at 91-65. The home side had strong offensive balance: Muratovic led with 32, Dos Santos added 23, and Adam Ajdinovic (ETZ), still only 15, finished with 11 alongside 11 from Jahleeon Nascimento Rocha Carvalho (ETZ). Soleuvre stayed competitive through Kunen's 25, Contreras' 15 and Matteo Fratini (SOL)'s 13.
A key statistical contrast was inside scoring: Etzella made 34 two-point baskets to Soleuvre's 17. Soleuvre hit 8 threes to Etzella's 5, but Etzella's control near the basket and repeated scoring runs shaped the game.
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Etzella Ettelbruck 
AS Soleuvre 
