The incident arrives, which occurs after many approximations, an elbow in front of the referee’s eyes which hits Maeva Vanlancker in the face. It’s the last straw for Sarah Dochez, “You know, I am well aware that there is no match without a referee. I respect everyone and their job is not easy. I am also a player and as a coach, I never stop telling my daughters to get over it, to ignore it, but sometimes it’s very complicated because there’s repetition in frustration.”
The exclusion of their coach will make the Brabançonnes react, who will come back from -12 to a few units following 4×3 in the last minutes. “I don’t get angry for the sake of it”continues the coach, who never talks about refereeing ordinarily. “People from Libramont told me that what happened was not normal. During the match, there were repeated fouls on our shooters. From our bench, we reached out to slap his hand on one of our arms. There were also erroneous ball exits. A one-sided match. The worst part, undoubtedly, is that we are asked to be exemplary and respectful but there was not even a way to communicate with the duo in gray. It’s the kind of match that’s frustrating, we didn’t enjoy it.”
Positive point for the Ottintoises, the Luxembourg triptych (La Rulles, Neufchâteau and Libramont) may have ended in as many defeats but the Rebond will evolve within its walls in 2025 (and with another direction of play).
Castors Braine – BCCA Neufchâteau: 73-101
Quarts temps: 25-24, 13-31, 21-26, 14-20.
BRAIN (3×3, 16/23 LF, 20 ftes): HELLEPUTTE 18, YENNARI 17 (2×3), PAKA-MALANDA 10, Marlière 7, Pelle Pelle 14 (1×3), DE KEYZER C. 2, Vermeire 2, BRUYNDONCKX 3.
The Brainoises produced a good offensive copy but proved incapable of harming the designs of the trio Henket (32 points) – Denève (25 points including 5×3) – Bruyns (19 points), author of 75% of the Luxembourg contribution.
