Basket Esch controlled Amicale Steesel 72-55 in M-U14 Division 2 (Phase 2) with the game decided after halftime. A tight first half (16-15, 14-14) left Esch up 30-29, but Coach Raouf Riahi's team exploded out of the break with an 8-0 run to 38-29, capped by a Berin Hajdarpasic three. After Steesel briefly steadied at 40-35, Mathéo Muratovic (Season PPG: 17.14) went on a roll with eight straight points, and Samuel Vidal Martins added two to complete a 10-0 surge for 50-35. Esch reached a highest lead of 21 (56-35) early in the fourth and managed the gap the rest of the way.
Muratovic was the game's standout with 23 points, dominating inside with 11 two-pointers. Lyan Gomes da Cruz (Season PPG: 6.22) added 15, Rodrigo Pacheco Reis (13, Portugal; Season PPG: 16.20) scored 8, and Hajdarpasic (Season PPG: 10.11) chipped in 7, including Esch's lone triple. Despite Arthur Léo Pierre Colle (Season PPG: 10.67) fouling out in the fourth, Esch's cushion was secure.
For Amicale, Levi Lepage Post (Season PPG: 14.71) led with 15, supported by Charel Patz (Season PPG: 8.25) with 12 and captain Maxime Kapgen (Season PPG: 12.75) with 11, including long-range makes and a string of first-quarter free throws. Phil Linckels (Season PPG: 7.63) added 8 with a third-quarter three, while William Santos Ferreira (12, Cape Verde) scored 2. Amicale hit four triples, but Esch's third-quarter 22-6 dominance and interior scoring proved decisive. Coach Danièle StoffelAdam's timeout in the sixth minute of the third couldn't halt the key run.
In the standings, Basket Esch climbs to 3rd (2-2, +1), while Amicale stays 6th at 0-4 and suffers a fourth straight defeat.
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