T71 Dudelange, now first in the standings after a gain of five places, edged second-ranked AS Soleuvre 81-79 in a close M-U14 Division 1 game.
The game was driven by momentum swings. T71 set the tone in the first quarter and then opened the second with a 10-0 run, pushing the margin from 21-14 to 31-14. The visitors later reached their highest lead at 45-27 and went to the break up 47-33. Louis Wennig's team had several scorers involved in that phase, especially Tun Jungers (12), Lou Gonner (13) and Nikola Bugarski (12).
AS Soleuvre changed the rhythm after halftime. Captain Liam Alexander Jovanovic (13) led the response and was the main offensive force with 24 points. Soleuvre won the third quarter 26-22 and kept coming. Michel Dias Gonavles's team then opened the last period with a 12-2 run, turning 59-69 into 71-71. Jonah Calixte (12) and Louis Ferrai (13) gave strong support in that comeback, with 11 points each, while Romeo Valentino Angeloni (13) added 8.
T71 stayed composed in the decisive minutes. Jungers finished with 19 points, while Gonner scored 12 with two three-pointers. Bugarski and Sami Dzinic (13) each added 10 points, helping T71 answer Soleuvre's surge. After Soleuvre had cut the gap to 79-80, T71 found the last point of the game from the line for 81-79.
A key late element was foul trouble for Soleuvre: Louis Ferrai fouled out in the fourth quarter, and that mattered in a one-possession finish.
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