LOKEREN, Belgium (Interstat) — Sporting Lokeren beat visiting Gent U23 2-0 on Saturday at Daknamstadion, using a first-half strike from Vancy Romeo Mabanza and a late goal by Matias Lloci. Mabanza scored in the 23rd minute and was booked in the 71st; Lloci sealed the result in the 89th. Lloci played all 90 minutes and scored once, while Mabanza logged 87 minutes with one goal and a yellow card. Modeste Duku recorded an assist in 76 minutes, and Anisse Brrou added an assist in 14 minutes. Sporting Lokeren’s Pau M. was booked in the 38th, while Gent U23’s Sylla A. D., Soroka O. and Vanderdonck G. received yellow cards in the 41st, 52nd and 66th. Gent U23 is now 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Sporting Lokeren is 4-2-1 in the competition and 5-3-1 overall. The hosts controlled the second half.