– Cruel outcome for Team Lausanne in Ouchy
The Swiss 3×3 team did not win the first stage of the World Tour in its history. She lost in the final, in the last moments, against the Belgians of Antwerp (22-19).
Published: 08.19.2023, 6:59 p.m.
Gilles Martin and Team Lausanne went through a happy shoot or two on Saturday.
FIBA 3×3 WT
Idyllic for two days, the course of Team Lausanne, which evolved at home at the Place de la Navigation in Ouchy for the 7th stage of the World Tour at 3×3, ended in sadness. After a day on Friday crowned by two victories in the group stage against Düsseldorf and Antwerp, the Swiss swept the Spaniards of Sant Feliu (21-9) – from qualification – on Saturday afternoon, in the quarter-finals, then beat the Lithuanians of Marijampole Mantinga (21-16) in the evening. Before losing in the last moments in the final against Antwerp (22-19).
Le Martin show
Under the eyes of three stands not yet as hot as the day before, the Lausanne residents took a few minutes to free themselves at the end of the day. But after a handful of missed long-range shots, Gilles Martin woke up the crowd with an assist he had the secret to – between an opponent’s legs. The former player of Vevey Riviera Basket had been the big man of the Swiss camp, Friday, with the support of Marco Lehmann, monstrous of address. Saturday, in the quarter-finals, the two friends left the spotlight to their Spanish partner Carlos Martinez, royal in defense and everywhere in attack.
Skillful Martinez
It is also the Spanish No. 1 in the discipline who snatched qualification for the final in the evening, the third in Lausanne for Lehmann and his family after 2017 and 2022, with two award-winning shots against the Lithuanians of Marijampole Mantinga. But Martinez would never have found himself in the hero position if Westher Molteni, who reigned in the racket before that, and Gilles Martin, who brought his team back before capsizing the crowd on a fake shot under the basket, n had not delivered an XXL performance. “We lost two, it’s time to win it p…”, launched Lehmann at the microphone. Chills guaranteed.
Final “committed”
In an overheated atmosphere, the Lausanne residents returned an hour later. Beaten in hen, Antwerp arrived determined to strengthen the debates. Shaken into a screen, Martin inherited a bandage around his head before being swung into a billboard. A Belgian player also found his scalp bleeding in a “committed” final – to use the words of the announcer. By the time Martin found the target from afar, Team Lausanne was leading 18-14. But the Vaudois have only caught a glimpse of glory. There was a Belgian shot from afar, another miss from Martinez, and a last desperate attempt from Martin. So cruel.
Jeremy Santallo has been a journalist at the Sport-Center since 2018. A specialist in basketball and tennis, he has been to Roland-Garros four times and Wimbledon twice.More info@jeremy_santallo
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