AS Soleuvre won clearly at atert/central, 107-54, and moved into 2nd place of the M-U22 qualification table, while Sparta Bertrange stands 7th after the opening round.
Sparta opened with some energy. Nikolaos Papanikolaou (17, 1.86m, GRC) scored the first basket, and Max Hagen (20, 1.89m) helped the home side edge ahead 10-6. Soleuvre settled quickly. Lex Lahure gave the visitors rhythm in transition and in the half court, and Soleuvre closed the first quarter with a 9-2 run for a 22-15 lead.
The second quarter decided the game. After Tom Alesch brought Sparta to 17-27, Soleuvre produced a major 19-0 run to 46-17. That stretch came from sustained scoring by Mathys Ntemo, Pol Diedenhofen, Ibrahim Hasic and Charel Diedenhofen, while Sparta managed only 4 points in the period. At halftime, Soleuvre was already in full control at 48-19.
Sparta's best spell came just after the break. Hagen scored 8 points in a row and the hosts opened the third quarter on an 11-4 push to 30-52. Soleuvre answered immediately with 8 straight points, then added another 9-0 burst later in the quarter to reach 79-38 after 30 minutes.
Lahure led Soleuvre with 22 points. Ntemo added 17, Charel Diedenhofen 17, Sandro Sanches Gomes Barros (21, 1.83m, PRT) had 14, Hasic 13 and Pol Diedenhofen 12. Soleuvre placed six players in double figures. For Sparta, Hagen scored 18, while Papanikolaou and Thandizo Jon Zulu each finished with 10. In the fourth quarter Sparta briefly scored 7 unanswered points, but Soleuvre answered again and pushed the margin to a game-high 55.
(AI generated)