Ral Louvière Féminin secured a narrow 3:2 victory over Gent in the Belgian Superleague at the Regular Season stage on Saturday. The result moves the hosts within touching distance of the top four while leaving the visitors rooted to the bottom of the table. By then you begin to notice the pattern: Gent have now lost every game they have played this season.
The opening goal arrived in the 36th minute, setting the tone for an end-to-end contest. Gent responded almost immediately with a strike of their own in the 55th minute. Louvière regained the lead just three minutes later, and the momentum stayed with the home side through the 64th-minute goal. And here's the thing — the match looked settled until the red card changed everything.
A dismissal in the 79th minute forced a reshuffle and opened the door for Gent to claw back into the game. They did not wait long, finding the net in the 88th minute to make it interesting once more. The late drama meant the result hung in the balance until the final whistle, though Louvière held firm. The incident went to review, but the referee's decision stood and the visitors had to play out the remainder with ten men.
Louvière sit fourth after three matches, collecting 6 points from 2 wins and 1 defeat. Gent remain in eighth place with 0 points from 3 losses, a situation that has not changed since the season began. The hosts will take confidence from their first victory of the campaign, while the away side continue to search for their maiden result. There is no value left at that number for Gent unless something shifts soon.
Recent form offers little comfort for the visitors. They lost 2:0 to Anderlecht and 1:6 to OH Leuven in their previous outings, while also suffering defeats to Westerlo and Genk earlier in the season. Louvière, by contrast, showed resilience after a 0:1 loss to Standard Liège with this comeback victory. The goal difference remains tight, and every point now carries weight in a league where margins are razor-thin.