Lokeren-Temse vs Oudenaarde

After a patient opening half-hour, the floodgates opened in devastating fashion. The first goal arrived in the 32nd minute and was followed by two more inside the next six minutes — a quickfire triple that had the game all but decided by the interval. Lokeren-Temse went in at the break 3-0 up.

The home side showed no sign of taking their foot off the gas after the restart. A fourth goal came inside the first minute of the second half (46'), stretching the lead to 4-0 almost immediately.

Oudenaarde had a golden chance to get on the board when they were awarded a penalty in the 57th minute, but the spot-kick was missed. That miss proved costly: Lokeren-Temse went straight down the other end and converted a penalty of their own a minute later (58'), making it 5-0.

A sixth goal arrived in the 71st minute to complete the scoring at 6-0.

The three-goal burst between the 32nd and 38th minutes — goals at 32', 37' and 38' — effectively ended the contest as a competitive fixture before half-time. Oudenaarde's inability to reorganise after the break, compounded by the missed penalty at 57', allowed Lokeren-Temse to cruise through the second half.

While individual scorers were not officially named in the public match data, the collective performance was emphatic. Lokeren-Temse's attack was relentless across the full 90 minutes, with six different goal times suggesting width in the scoring threat. The goalkeeper also deserves a mention for a clean sheet in the first competitive outing of the new season.

Lokeren-Temse scored three goals in a seven-minute window (32'-38'), a rate that would overwhelm any opponent still finding their pre-season rhythm. The 3-0 half-time lead reflected not just clinical finishing but sustained pressure. Oudenaarde's missed penalty at 57' was the only moment they threatened to alter the scoreline, and the immediate Lokeren-Temse response (a penalty converted at 58') underlined the gulf in sharpness between the two sides on the day.

This was the first pre-season friendly of the 2026-27 campaign for both Belgian sides. For Lokeren-Temse, it represents an ideal start — a clean sheet, goals spread across the match, and match fitness minutes for the squad. Oudenaarde will want to erase this result quickly and focus on sharpening their defensive organisation before their next fixture.

Both clubs continue their pre-season schedules in the weeks ahead, building towards the start of the domestic season.

A mismatch on the day, but pre-season friendlies are about fitness and sharpness, not scorelines. Lokeren-Temse were ruthlessly efficient; Oudenaarde will learn more from the 57th-minute penalty miss and the subsequent defensive lapses than from the scoreline itself.