Anderlecht women opened their third match of the Superleague campaign with a clean 2-0 win over Zulte Waregem on Saturday evening. The hosts paid for their opponent's sloppy opening with an early strike, then controlled the rest. And here's the thing — they didn't need much more than two moments to decide it.
The first goal came in the third minute, catching the visitors before they could settle into a rhythm. Zulte Waregem turned to the kids, so to speak, trying to find their shape after going behind so quickly. By then, Anderlecht had already changed the shape at half-time, or rather, had changed their approach after that early breakthrough.
The second goal arrived in the forty-second minute, extending the lead before the break and leaving the visitors with nothing to lose. Zulte Waregem let the tie slip, and the gap in quality showed through. It wasn't about possession or territory — it was about those three or four moments that count.
The result leaves Anderlecht top of the table with nine points from three games, three wins and nothing else to add. Zulte Waregem remain in seventh place, still searching for their first point of the season. The hosts have kept three clean sheets on the spin.
What matters is not the number of shots or the percentage of possession, but that Anderlecht converted when it counted. Zulte Waregem switched off at a set piece and got over the line — or rather, failed to. The table tells that story without needing any more words.