Amicale Steesel edged Kordall Steelers 47-46 in Rodange, taking a close W-U14 Division 2 Phase finale game that swung late. It mirrors the previous meeting, also won by Amicale by a single possession (48-45).
Kordall started solidly, but the game was tight after the first quarter (12-13). The hosts then produced their best stretch in the second, winning it 14-4 behind captain Ema Babacic and Lea Njia Nouemsi to build a 26-17 halftime lead, their largest margin of the day (+9). After the break, Amicale responded: Marlene Franziska Beauloye strung together back-to-back baskets and the visitors trimmed it to 36-30 after three.
Early in the fourth, Birgul Derya Tasoluk scored four straight to spark Amicale's push. Kordall still led 46-40 after two more finishes from Babacic, but the closing sequence belonged to Amicale. Following a timeout, the visitors pieced together a 7-0 run: Liz Adam scored, Beauloye added a free throw, then 12-year-old Leandra Pires de Sousa (PRT) and Mia Würth hit in succession for the 47-46 lead that stood at the buzzer.
Both teams did all their damage inside the arc: 22 made two-pointers apiece, no threes converted. The free-throw margin decided it Amicale 3 made, Kordall 2.
Beauloye led Amicale with 19 points, supported by Tasoluk (8), Würth (6), Adam (4) and Pires de Sousa (4). For Kordall, Babacic (13, MNE) and Nouemsi (12, ITA) shared top scoring honors with 18 each; Nouemsi battled through four fouls, including an early pair, yet remained productive. Sybélia Schmitz added 6.
Coach Wurth's team climbs to 2nd in the Phase finale standings (+4), while Coach De Oliveira's Kordall sits 6th (-1). The result extends Kordall's negative run to three straight defeats.
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