BRUSSELS (Interstat) — Union St-Gilloise opened its UEFA Europa Conference League campaign with a commanding 3-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at Lotto Park on Sunday.

The Belgian side, playing a home match in the Belgian capital, controlled the match after an early Frankfurt goal. Eintracht’s Fares Chaïbi scored in the third minute, but Union St-Gilloise responded with three unanswered goals. Mathias Knutsen Rasmussen leveled the score in the 31st minute and later assisted Håkan Gustaf Nilsson’s 68th-minute header. Nilsson’s goal proved decisive.

Frankfurt’s Sasa Kalajdzic scored in the 10th minute, but the German club could not find an equalizer. The loss leaves Eintracht Frankfurt with an 0-1 record in the competition.