TESSENDERLO, Belgium (Interstat) — Thes Sport made a ninth-minute goal stand up Friday, defeating Tienen 1-0 in a competition match. The home side scored the only goal of the game early and protected the lead through the rest of the match, limiting Tienen to no goals. The result gave Thes Sport a narrow victory in a contest that remained tight after the opening exchange. Thes Sport took a 1-0 lead into halftime and kept that advantage through the second half. The home team was Thes Sport, and the visiting team was Tienen.

Thes Sport opened the scoring in the ninth minute, and that goal proved enough. Tienen could not produce an equalizer over the remaining 81 minutes plus stoppage time, and the visitors finished with zero goals. Thes Sport’s defense held firm after taking the lead, while Tienen was unable to turn possession or pressure into a goal. The match stayed 1-0 through the final whistle. Neither side added to the score after the ninth minute, and the game ended with Thes Sport ahead by one. The second half also passed without a goal.

With the win, Thes Sport’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Thes Sport’s season record across all competitions is also 3 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Tienen’s season record in this competition is now 1 win, 3 losses and 2 draws, and its season record across all competitions is also 1 win, 3 losses and 2 draws. The loss left Tienen with one win in the competition this season, while Thes Sport moved to three wins in the competition. Both records remained the same in competition and all competitions.

Thes Sport entered the match after a 3-0 win at Belisia Bilzen, a 2-2 draw with Cercle Brugge KSV II, a 1-0 loss at KRC Harelbeke, a 1-1 draw with Zelzate and a 1-0 win at SK Roeselare in previous competition matches. Those results were part of Thes Sport’s season record before the match. The club’s latest result added another win to that sequence and gave it a third win in the competition. Thes Sport also kept Tienen off the scoreboard for the match.

Tienen arrived after a 2-0 loss at Mandel United, a 4-0 loss at Heist, a 2-2 draw at Belisia Bilzen, a 0-0 draw with Merelbeke and a 3-1 win at Cercle Brugge KSV II in previous competition matches. Tienen had scored in some of those games, but it could not find a goal against Thes Sport. The visitors remained without a goal in the match and dropped another result in league play. Tienen’s previous competition results included one win, two draws and two losses before the match.

Thes Sport’s early goal set the tone for a match that did not produce another score. The home side took the lead in the ninth minute and then managed the game from the front. Tienen was unable to respond with a goal of its own, and Thes Sport held on for the clean sheet and the full result. The final margin was one goal, matching the smallest possible winning margin. Thes Sport finished with one goal and Tienen with zero, and the scoring list for the game contained only the ninth-minute goal. The match ended after the second half without another goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Thes Sport 1, Tienen 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Thes Sport with an 84.4 percent probability to win. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.