Sparta Bertrange B overpowered Basket Esch B 106-34 in M-U14 Division 3 (Phase 1), dictating the game from the opening tip. The visitors burst out 6-0 and closed the first quarter at 35-9. A key early stretch came from Liam Ammermann (Season PPG: 9.5), who strung together three baskets in a row to break the game open. Charel Didlinger (SPAB) and Maxim Lamot (SPAB) then piled on with constant pressure at the rim.
The second quarter followed the same script (partial 34-11), with Alessandro Giannini (Season PPG: 5.83) and Didlinger extending the gap beyond 40 by halftime. After the break, Sparta's defense held Esch to just 2 points in the third quarter, effectively sealing it. Esch found a late spark in the fourth: Alim Durovic (LALB) and captain Sabahudin Dulic (LALB) fueled a 10-0 run to reach 34-93. Sparta answered emphatically, closing on a 13-0 run to their highest lead of the night, +72, at the buzzer.
Top performers for Sparta: Didlinger led all scorers with 24 points, built on 11 made two-pointers and 2 free throws; Lamot added 17 and was a constant threat for a team-high-energy group; Ammermann delivered 14; Oskar Nagy (Season PPG: 6.29) had 12; Ioannis Paspaltzis (SPAB), an 11-year-old Greek guard, contributed 10; Giannini chipped in 8. For Esch, Durovic topped the hosts with 10, Dulic scored 8, Romeo Dos Santos Antunes (LALB) had 6, and Noah Valentino Diaz Catani (LALB) 4.
Coach Dimitrios Paspaltzis' side controlled tempo throughout, while coach Damien Thill's team fought to the end with that late surge. In the standings, Sparta climbs to 3rd (2-2, +1), stopping a two-game skid. Esch remains 5th (1-3) and is on a three-game losing streak.
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