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Basketball: Friborg and Vevey fall behind Massagno
Winner of Union Neuchâtel on Saturday, Olympic is two points behind Massagno. As for Vevey, who tripped the leader, he also carried out the good operation of the evening.
The Romand derby of this 14th day of the preliminary round of LNAM was played on Saturday at the end of the followingnoon in the hall of St-Léonard. Friborg Olympic gave the lesson to Union Neuchâtel. The score speaks for itself: a dry and ringing 94-66 (51-36).
At the same time, the leader of the classification, Massagno did not digest his long trip to the shores of Lake Geneva very well. The people of Ticino suffered an 88-78 (47-41) defeat once morest Vevey Riviera Basket on the Galeries du Rivage floor.
Geneva ejected from the podium
This victory allows the Vaudois, who now have 18 points, to return to 3rd place in the LNA ranking. This success is indirectly the business of Fribourg, which also grabs points on the leader Massagno. The Ticino with their 22 points are only two short steps ahead. As for the Geneva Lions (16 points), on break this weekend, they were ejected from the podium.
In the other matches of the day, Lugano (6th) beat Boncourt (8th) 99-80 (51-38) and Monthey (7th) crushed Starwings (9th) 108-67 (59-31). Sunday, Nyon (10th) will receive the Swiss Central red lantern (4 p.m.).