Kordall Steelers took a 68-59 win over T71 Dudelange C in this W-U16 Division 4 Phase 2 game, with the game flow shaped by a strong first half from the home side.
KDS set the tone immediately. After a 6-6 opening, Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni's team accelerated through the rest of the first quarter and went up 26-11. The key figure was captain Sabobo Daiana Gomes Djassi, the 15-year-old Portuguese scorer who repeatedly finished inside and also added free throws. KDS stayed in command in the second quarter. T71C briefly cut the gap to 26-17, but KDS answered with a 17-6 stretch to reach 43-23 at halftime.
The third quarter remained under control for KDS. They pushed the margin to 53-31, their highest lead of the game at 22 points. Gomes Djassi finished with 42 points, including 19 made two-point baskets and 4 free throws, one of the standout individual performances of the round. She had support from 12-year-old Lea Njia Nouemsi with 8 points, Ema Babacic with 8, and Tyana Amou with 8 before fouling out in the fourth.
Yves Marchi's T71C reacted late. The visitors opened the last period with an 8-0 run from 55-37 to 55-45 and kept pressing. Claudia Portero Martinez was the main engine with 26 points, while Joyce Perrard added 13 and Laura Raccogli 11. T71C also closed the game on an 8-0 run, but KDS had already built enough margin. The match was largely decided inside the arc: KDS scored all its field goals from two-point range, while T71C got only two baskets from long distance.
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