For the second time this week, the French Basketball team crossed swords with Cyprus at 5 p.m. this Sunday, and for the second time this week, Frédéric Fauthoux's men won, this time in Poitiers .
However, this match began with an air-ball from Lang in the first seconds of the match, and by the jostled Blues who took more than 2 minutes 30 to score their first basket in the game. The Cypriots are well in place and pose problems for the French who, fortunately, reacted quickly and well to reverse the trend of the match and score twice as many points as their opponents at the end of the first 10 minutes of the match (28-14).
In the wake of a precious Nolan Traoré in the first half, the EDF takes off and already gives itself a good head start. The first points under the Blue jersey of Noa Essengue, as well as the heavy blows from the French, notably Amine Noua and Axel Bouteille, hurt the islanders who still gave everything to avoid being totally lost.
Noa Essengue's first points in Blue ????????????
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Opposite, Darral Willis and Filipos Tigkas do what they can, but each burst of pride from the Cypriots is well contained by the French, who respond tit for tat to keep their adversaries at a safe distance.
The rest of the match will generally be a formality for our tricolors, who can even put on a bit of a show like Yoan Makoundou who sends two huge tomars for fun, because after all why not?
MAKOUNDOU IN A FIRECRAFT ????
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WINDMILL YOAN MAKOUNDOU ????
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All in all, a fairly quiet victory for the French who have mastered their subject and who remain undefeated in these qualifications for Eurobasket 2025 with 4 victories in as many matches. Next meeting on February 21 in Croatia, then on February 24 against Bosnia.
