AS Soleuvre B opened Phase 2 with a 69-59 win at esch/ho4 and move to the top of the classification (1-0). Basket Esch C fall to 0-1 and see their losing run extend to four games. The teams had met in Phase 1 with Esch awarded a forfeit win; this time, Soleuvre settled it on court.
Esch started sharper (17-13, 1Q), sparked by Dave Schmit (Season PPG: 5.57), who hit a quick five-point burst to open a small gap. The game flipped in the second quarter: Soleuvre allowed only four points and strung together a 7-0 run (Cabanel twice, then a Matteo Fratini triple) to reach halftime up 28-21.
The third quarter turned high-scoring. Colin Ral Schneider (LALC) poured in 11 in the period, including a three, and Niksa Oroz (LALC) added steady drives, but Soleuvre answered every time through captain Samuel Carvalho Ribeiro and Pit Simon. Two timely threes by Tim Heiderscheid (Season PPG: 4.83) stretched it to 56-41 before the last break, and the visitors hit their largest lead at 58-41 early in the fourth. Esch rallied through Redzep Ramovic (LALC), Oroz and a Schneider three to 66-56, but late free throws from the 15-year-old Carvalho Ribeiro and Fratini steadied the result; Fratini even strung four points in a row from the line and in transition.
Top performers
- AS Soleuvre B: Samuel Carvalho Ribeiro (Season PPG: 4.88) led with 23 and closed it at the stripe; Matteo Fratini (Season PPG: 9.67) added 16 despite foul trouble; Pit Simon (Season PPG: 11.57) scored 14.
- Basket Esch C: Niksa Oroz (14, Croatia) and Schneider each had 17; Schmit 7, Ramovic 6.
Coach Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho's side controlled the middle quarters, while Darren Marschal's team started and finished well but couldn't erase the decisive second-quarter swing.
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Basket Esch C 
AS Soleuvre B 
