AC Oulu back on top of Veikkausliiga by ending KuPS' unbeaten start

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-oulu-Y35Jer59/kups-nLBbqJDS/?mid=zg7wVOBM"]AC Oulu 2-0 KuPS[/a][/b][/p][p]KuPS were responsible for ending [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-oulu/Y35Jer59/"]AC Oulu[/a]'s unbeaten start, and things seemed to be unravelling when they were beaten by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lahti/pn1BFqRM/"]Lahti[/a] last time out, but they bounced back superbly at home against the title holders, going ahead just four minutes in.[/p][p][b]A mix up at the back between goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kreidl-johannes/U5piqW3F/"]Johannes Kreidl[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kasim-nuhu/MJktzKT9/"]Kasim Adams[/a] saw the defender hook the ball straight to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karjalainen-rasmus/0vdJdbrC/"]Rasmus Karjalainen[/a], who sent a 35-yard volley sailing over the goalkeeper and into the back of the empty net.[/b][/p][p]The second arrived 19 minutes from time, when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ghezali-lamine/48z5Me3n/"]Lamine Ghezali[/a] picked up his own attempted through ball after it was blocked, before carrying the ball into the KuPS area and firing in[/b] from a tight angle.[/p][p]With a couple of minutes to play, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/armah-bob-nii/4nbMBYMa/"]Bob Armah[/a] was dismissed for a second bookable offence, ending a sour afternoon for the Kuopio side, who have now won just one of their last four matches, dropping to third place.[/p][embed guid="5396a548-3bbf-4c8d-936e-c8dbb3880994" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2050611582200131617" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/jaro-faEPan8O/tps-dM4FE3tT/?mid=YTAMY6Cc"]Jaro 2-2 TPS[/a][/b][/p][p]Newly-promoted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps/dM4FE3tT/"]TPS[/a] are one of now just two sides still unbeaten thanks to a 90th-minute equaliser away at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jaro/faEPan8O/"]Jaro[/a], who were denied a first win and have now drawn four matches in a row.[/p][p]Patient build-up play in the 32nd minute resulted in [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pedersen-mats/2DUJ9yCm/"]Mats Pedersen[/a] slipping the ball through for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sjogrell-herman/S0DMmEVB/"]Herman Sjogrell[/a] to finish coolly[/b] and give Jaro a lead that lasted until first-half added time, when a corner was [b]knocked down by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hradecky-matej/IaQfpETi/"]Matej Hradecky[/a] for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muzaci-albijon/AmxoXGqd/"]Albijon Muzaci[/a] to stab home a leveller.[/b][/p][p][b]Sjogrell gave the home side their second lead of the game nine minutes into the second half from the penalty spot[/b] after a poor challenge by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haggstrom-oscar/tWeq7z5A/"]Oscar Haggstrom[/a], but again the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Turku[/a] side hit back at the end of the half, as [b]a high ball looped into the area was headed across by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/turkki-eetu/4KaPQBQR/"]Eeti Turkki[/a] for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tsirigotis-theodoros/x0oPGOcK/"]Theodoros Tsirigotis[/a] to nod in[/b]. TPS sit fourth, three points off the top, with Jaro back in ninth place.[/p][embed guid="cad9273c-baf7-4cfd-9185-ce69f97c8b65" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzL4z3Rnw8s" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mariehamn-C8bOhcyj/vps-8GveH5dA/?mid=Ue4VWpsA"]Mariehamn 0-1 VPS[/a][/b][/p][p]Another of the four sides still searching for a first league win of the year are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mariehamn/C8bOhcyj/"]Mariehamn[/a], who went down 1-0 at home to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vps/8GveH5dA/"]VPS[/a] side who have recorded back-to-back victories.[/p][p]The only goal of the game came midway through the first half, when [b]a low cross from the right side wasn't dealt with by the home defence and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paulo-lima/fibarjcd/"]Paulo Lima[/a] was on hand to bundle it over the line.[/b][/p][p]That goal was enough to take the Vaasa side into the top half, with Mariehamn sit one from bottom on two points having lost two in succession.[/p][embed guid="dc23310c-110f-4f53-b566-8ccee5efef5c" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2050587761351033063" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ilves-pYGmWmwa/sjk-hj3ima3I/?mid=tzOzB3Kj"]SJK 1-1 Ilves[/a][/b][/p][p]The two team facing off in Seinajoki could not be separated at full-time, despite visitors [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] leading for 90 minutes against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sjk/hj3ima3I/"]SJK[/a].[/p][p]The Tampere side took the lead after just 52 seconds when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stjopin-maksim/nHR8A61A/"]Maksim Stjopin[/a] picked up a loose ball in midfield, carried it 30 yards and struck it into the bottom corner[/b] from the edge of the box. [/p][p]For so long that looked to be enough for a first win of the season, but in the first minute of added time, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/streng-jeremiah/UV7xEo6J/"]Jeremiah Streng[/a]'s header from a cross was saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krkalic-faris/SI7CTkL3/"]Faris Krkalic[/a], [b]but following in to stab home the equaliser was Rangel, ensuring it's two draws in a row for eighth-placed SJK.[/b][/p][embed guid="109c843d-79bf-4456-98b0-47dc62f5b9a3" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2050575936639152578" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the 2026 Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]