WESTERLO, Belgium (Interstat) — Westerlo defeated Sporting Charleroi 2-1 on Sunday in a Belgian First Division A match at Het Kuipje.

Substitute Kévin Van Den Kerkhof opened the scoring for the hosts in the 29th minute. Isa Sakamoto sealed the victory for Westerlo with a goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. Sporting Charleroi’s lone goal also came in stoppage time.

The result improved Westerlo’s league record to 9 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws. Sporting Charleroi moved to 9 wins, 10 losses and 6 draws in domestic league play. The match featured eight yellow cards, four for each side. The outcome aligned with a pregame statistical projection favoring Westerlo.