HEVERLEE, Belgium (Interstat) — Substitute Nacho Ferri scored twice in a five-minute span to lead Westerlo to a 2-0 victory over Sporting Oud-Heverlee in a Belgian First Division A match Tuesday at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion.

Ferri broke a scoreless deadlock in the 62nd minute and added his second in the 67th minute. Mathieu Maertens recorded an assist for the hosts but was also shown a yellow card in the 43rd minute.

The win gives Westerlo a 1-0 start to its league campaign, while Sporting Oud-Heverlee begins 0-1. Westerlo improved to 14-14-7 across all competitions this season. Sporting Oud-Heverlee fell to 8-14-10 overall.