WESTERLO, Belgium (Interstat) — Westerlo and Sporting Oud-Heverlee played to a 3-3 draw Saturday in a First Division A match at Het Kuipje marked by a flurry of first-half goals and a second-half exchange that left both sides sharing the spoils.

The visiting side struck first in the 10th minute when substitute Abdoul Karim Traoré found the net. Westerlo answered quickly, with Wouter George leveling the score in the 15th minute. Kyan Vaesen, another substitute, restored the lead for Sporting Oud-Heverlee in the 41st minute, sending the visitors into halftime ahead.

Westerlo emerged from the break with renewed energy, equalizing through Allahyar Sayyadmanesh in the 50th minute. The home crowd had barely settled when Isa Sakamoto put Sporting Oud-Heverlee back in front in the 52nd minute. Westerlo responded again to complete the scoring, ensuring the draw.

Key contributors included Traoré and Vaesen, each with a goal, while defender Arthur Piedfort recorded an assist. Midfielder Shunsuke Saito and substitute Łukasz Łakomy also notched assists in the high-tempo contest.

The match featured five yellow cards. Piedfort was booked in the 18th minute, followed by Łakomy in the 20th. Saito received a caution in the 65th minute, Óscar Gil in the 78th and Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi in the 85th.

Sporting Oud-Heverlee’s season record in the competition stands at eight wins, 15 losses and eight draws, and remains unchanged across all competitions. Westerlo’s league record is 13 wins, 12 losses and four draws, with its overall mark at 14 wins, 15 losses and five draws.

The result snapped a two-match winning streak for Westerlo against Sporting Oud-Heverlee, which had taken the previous meetings 2-0 on April 21 and 1-0 on March 7.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Westerlo 4, Sporting Oud-Heverlee 1, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Westerlo an 88.80 percent probability to win.