OH Leuven Women and Gent met in the opening round of the Belgian Super League for women on Saturday, 6 September, and the hosts ran out 6-1 winners. The result puts OH Leuven top of the table with three points from one game, while Gent sit eighth on zero after their first defeat of the season.
The early exchanges belonged to OH Leuven. K. Everaerts opened the scoring in the eighth minute, and L. Hoekx doubled the lead five minutes later. A further goal came at the 17th minute, and A. Ollivier made it four before the half-hour mark. Gent did not register a shot on target until the second half.
By then the match had settled into a familiar pattern for the home side. A goal at 47 minutes and another at 65 minutes stretched the advantage, and Gent finally found the net late on when a goal was scored in the 84th minute. The visitors had one chance to mount a comeback but ran out of time.
The statistics tell the same story. OH Leuven dominated possession and created the majority of chances, while Gent managed only a handful of attempts. The expected goals tally reflected the gulf in quality, and the final scoreline did not do justice to the dominance on display.
For OH Leuven the three points were a statement of intent. They have one foot in the next round of European competition, and the momentum from their recent results—wins against Chorzow and a draw with Fenerbahçe—carried through. Gent, by contrast, are on a bad run after five consecutive matches without victory.
