Telstar Hesperange opened this M-U14 Division 5 Phase 1 campaign with a controlled 71-42 away win over Black Frogs Schieren. After the first game day, Telstar is 1st in the table and Schieren 4th.
The game was largely shaped in the opening quarter. Coach Romas Degutis' team started with a 9-0 run and never allowed Schieren to settle. Olivier Mathieu got Black Frogs on the board, but Telstar kept the pressure high and closed the period on a 7-0 burst for a 22-5 lead. Liam Murschel (13, 0.00m) and Naël Massyl Kourkzi (11, 0.00m) already had 18 combined points in that first quarter.
Schieren, coached by Lakin Rowland, reacted better in the middle part of the game. The home side lost the second quarter only 12-8 and then briefly found some rhythm in the third. Baskets from Nicolas Hansen, Milio Ilan Rosati and Jayson Toni Cunha helped cut the margin to 19-38, but Telstar answered each push quickly. Kourkzi was especially important in those response sequences.
A key moment came at the start of the fourth quarter, when Telstar produced 8 unanswered points to move from 51-28 to 59-28. From there, the visitors stayed in control, with the lead later reaching 32 points at 68-36.
Murschel and Kourkzi were the standout scorers with 25 points each, while Martin Giordana Pi added 10. For Schieren, Mathieu led with 10 points, and Hansen, Rosati, Léo Toussaint and Cunha all scored 8. Foul management also mattered late, with Murschel and Kourkzi on four fouls for Telstar, and Mathieu and Hansen on four for Black Frogs.
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