BBC Käldall edged AS Soleuvre B 66-61 in Kayl, sweeping the head-to-head after the 83-65 win in the first meeting. The result lifts Käldall to 3rd (8-6), with Soleuvre B 4th (7-7).
Käldall, under coach Didier Frédéric Chomel, blitzed the opening quarter 22-9, helped by two quick fouls on Sandro Sanches Gomes Junior that blunted Soleuvre's start. The hosts stretched their highest lead to +18 at 29-11 early in Q2. Coach Hervé Marie-Rose's side then produced a 10-0 run (Borges, Hasic, Maturan) to pull it back to 29-21, 31-25 at halftime.
The third quarter tightened. Steven Mersch (Season PPG: 21.13; 1.87m) wired a three for 39-29, but Carlos Jordy Borges (24, NLD) answered as Soleuvre trailed just 47-44 entering the fourth. Tom Lahure's three made it 49-47, Mersch replied from deep (52-47), and after an unsportsmanlike on Mathis Chomel brought tension, Soleuvre closed to 52-51. Käldall then strung together an 8-0 burst to 60-51, fueled by free throws (Florian Briwa and Mersch), a Ralph Anthony Lana triple and a technical on Mathys Ntemo. Down the stretch, Soleuvre lost Rainjay Maturan and Sanches Gomes Junior to five fouls. Lana closed the game with six consecutive free throws to reach 66-58 before Sandro Sanches Gomes Barros' late three set the final margin. In a five-point game, Lana and Mersch delivered the winners' plays.
Top performers
- Käldall: Ralph Anthony Lana 22 (Season PPG: 22.67), decisive at the line and from deep; Mersch 14; Sofiane Belal 11 (Season PPG: 12.0). Veteran Ahmed Tidiane Dieye (37, SEN) added a key three.
- Soleuvre B: Ibrahim Hasic 13 (Season PPG: 13.44), Borges 10 (24, NLD), Luca Ippolito 9, Kieran Nono 9. Sanches Gomes Junior had 6 before fouling out.
Käldall halt a slip after their last loss, while Soleuvre's late push fell short.
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