Basket Esch edged Sparta Bertrange 64-63 in W-U19 Division 1 Phase 1, with the winner decided in the last moments.
Sparta opened through Alexia Vevecka (SPA), but Basket Esch quickly took control. After that first Sparta basket, Esch went on a 17-0 run to move from 3-0 down to 17-3 up, and later reached its highest lead at 20-6 and again 20-8. Kim Ferron (LAL), Lana Clausi (LAL) and Marcia Rocha Fernandes (LAL) drove that early breakaway.
Sparta reacted before the break. Luisa Feyder (17, 1.72m) gave the home side attacking punch, while Lilly Engels (SPA) and Chiara Rasolofo (16, 1.70m) helped cut the gap to 37-31 at halftime.
The second half became much tighter. Esch briefly restored margin at 40-31, but Sparta kept answering. Rasolofo hit from long range several times, Feyder kept scoring off the dribble and in transition, and Vevecka added important points. From 56-60, Sparta produced a 7-0 swing: Feyder scored 5 points in a row and Vevecka added 2 for a 63-60 lead.
That still was not enough. Basket Esch stayed composed after the timeout. Ferron scored the last 4 points of the game, first for 63-62 and then the winning basket for 64-63.
Top scorers were Feyder with 18, Rasolofo with 15 and Vevecka with 12 for Sparta. For Basket Esch, Clausi had 17, Ferron 16, Emma Wallenborn (17, 1.69m) 12 and Rocha Fernandes 11. Clausi and Rasolofo both produced their totals despite 4 fouls.
(AI generated)