Arantia Larochette beat Sparta Bertrange 82-41 in a game that changed sharply after a competitive opening. Sparta were the better side early and led 13-12 after the first quarter, with Marie-Fleur Flechtner (SPA) and Sophie Styr (SPA) setting the tone. Sparta even moved in front 15-12 at the start of the second period.
That was the turning point. Arantia answered immediately, first through Maëly Horta Mascarenhas (ARA), then with Yara Mores (ARA), and the home team gradually took control. The key stretch came late in the second quarter: after Sparta had cut it to 25-19, Arantia closed the half on a 10-0 run to reach 35-19. Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's team had turned a close game into a double-digit lead through pace and continuity in scoring.
The third quarter removed most of the suspense. Arantia opened the half well and then produced a 9-0 burst from 37-21 to 46-21. Mores was central in that phase and scored 9 points in the quarter. Horta Mascarenhas added inside and from outside, including a three-pointer, while Michele Elsen (ARA) and Lilly Agnes (ARA) supported the push.
Arantia had four players in double figures: Mores 19, Horta Mascarenhas 17, Sara Ferreira Afonso (ARA) 14 and Elsen 8, with Ferreira Afonso particularly steady around the foul line and in transition. Chiara Faber (ARA) added 6 and the hosts had scoring depth across the rotation.
For Sparta, Flechtner finished with 11 points, while Anaé Sacaze (SPA) and Kleio Chatzinikoli (SPA) scored 9 each. Sparta started the fourth quarter with a 5-0 run to trim the gap to 62-35, but Arantia quickly answered and stretched the margin again. The highest lead reached 41 points at the final buzzer.
In the classification, Arantia move up one place to 2nd, while Sparta drop two places to 6th.
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Arantia Larochette