Amicale Steesel edged Résidence Walferdange 65-56 in the M-U22 round-robin return game, completing a 2-0 head-to-head after the 113-65 away win in the first meeting. The game swung repeatedly: Amicale started sharper (16-8 after Q1), but Résidence flipped the script with a 24-12 second quarter to lead 32-28 at half. Captain Maurice Grivet (Season PPG: 14.56) carried Résidence through the third, pouring in six consecutive points to open a 38-32 gap, and the visitors still held a 42-38 edge entering the fourth.
The finish belonged to the hosts. Trailing 55-56 mid-fourth, coach Daniel Alves Brandao de Sousa called time out and Amicale closed on a 10-0 burst. Bob Rech (Season PPG: 16.00) hit back-to-back threes for 58-56 and 61-56, Kelvin Almeida Lopes de Pina (Season PPG: 18.14) buried the dagger triple for 64-56, and Dorian Scheltien (21, 1.88m) added the final free throw. Amicale's largest lead came at the buzzer (+9); Résidence's peak was +6 in the third.
The three-point line decided it: Amicale hit 11 threes (33 points) to Résidence's two. Almeida led the winners with 20, Rech added 12 (four threes) despite four fouls, and captain Sean Bugeja (Season PPG: 17.38) contributed 16 and timely free throws. Landon Wohl (Season PPG: 6.57) and Scheltien combined for 15.
For Résidence, Grivet's 21 (eight 2s, one 3) and Victor Shungu Bonga (Season PPG: 13.88) with 14 kept them in front for long stretches, while Teodor Lukic (18, 1.86m) impressed with 12 in his first game. Coach André Da Cruz's team led 45-49 early in the fourth but couldn't answer Amicale's late perimeter surge.
In the table, Amicale sit 3rd; Résidence are 8th. Amicale are on a two-game winning run, while Résidence's slide extends to five straight losses.
(AI generated)