RAAL La Louvière Women beat Zulte Waregem Women 1-0 in the opening matchday of the women's Super League, played on 5 September at 11.30. The result puts the home side top of the table on three points after one game, while the visitors sit fifth with none.
By then the match had found its rhythm, and it was in the second half that everything changed. The goal came in the 56th minute, and from that point Zulte Waregem held on grimly but could not find an equaliser. And here's the thing — cup football has its own rules, but this was the league, and one moment decided it.
The home side got their substitutions spot on, bringing fresh legs into the final third. The visitors, who had won four of their last five matches across May, looked tired after 60 minutes. They dallied on the ball in midfield, and the space opened up.
There are no possession figures or expected goals to compare here, just a single goal and a result that matters more than the numbers would suggest. Three shots, one on target, one goal — chances went begging for the away side.
For RAAL La Louvière it is a perfect start, fourteenth in the standings with a win and a goal difference of plus one. Zulte Waregem drop to fifth, still with a chance to bounce back, but they will need to do it soon.