KuPS go five points clear with VPS win as Mariehamn finally end losing streak

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kups-nLBbqJDS/vps-8GveH5dA/?mid=WGziGeEL"]KuPS 3-1 VPS[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] responded perfectly from their UEFA Champions League qualifying setback against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sabah-baku/fNGcxbyr/"]Sabah Baku[/a] in midweek by registering their fifth league win in a row and going 11 unbeaten in the Veikkausliiga.[/p][p]The job was all but done inside half an hour, and they were [b]in front after just 22 seconds - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/luyeye-lutumba-joslyn/OjwoyjpA/"]Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba[/a] got free down the right and squared for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreno-jaime/SnTwttL9/"]Jaime Moreno[/a][/b] to guide the ball into the bottom corner.[/p][p]Moreno turned provider a little over 10 minutes later, but the lion's share of the work was done by [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/engvall-gustav/lWSV27Ob/"]Gustav Engvall[/a], who won possession on halfway, surged forward and played a one-two with Moreno as he burst into the box and slotted in the second goal.[/b][/p][p]Luyeye-Lutumba went close with a curling effort in the 26th minute, but the reward for his endeavours arrived three minutes later, as [b]Engvall took down a long ball forward and crossed for Luyeye-Lutumba to score[/b], ensuring three KuPS men had both a goal and an assist.[/p][embed guid="4e24877b-646d-4e59-af79-6af0a69899e4" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zeVFYoUR4Q" social-type="youtube" /][p]Moreno and Luyeye-Lutumba both had chances to add to their tallies, but it was VPS who scored the only goal after the break, [b]as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ogunniyi-oluwaseyi/OrNfPehd/"]Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi[/a] tapped in a dangerous centre from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/turfkruier-jayden/Sp5iELqH/"]Jayden Turfkruier[/a].[/b][/p][p]However, the home side had done more than enough to go further clear of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a], who will have the chance to respond on Sunday 26th at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gnistan/Aa28K98n/"]Gnistan[/a]. It's two losses in a row for the Vaasa side, who remain in third for the time being.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-oulu-Y35Jer59/mariehamn-C8bOhcyj/?mid=zksrIHq9"]Mariehamn 1-1 AC Oulu[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mariehamn/C8bOhcyj/"]Mariehamn[/a] still haven't picked up a win in the league this season, and though they were 12 minutes away from one at home to AC Oulu this afternoon, they have at least ended a nine-game losing run and secured just a fifth draw of the campaign.[/p][p]The Aland islanders went in front 14 minutes in - [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stroud-adam/rk5oehJi/"]Adam Stroud[/a] did expertly to get to the byline before his low cross was sliced straight back to him. He headed it across, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/larsson-adam/IN6z0MYG/"]Adam Larsson[/a] nodded it over the line.[/b][/p][p]But it could have been so much more for the home side, as late in the first half, Stroud was upended inside the area by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kemppainen-otto/dK8tqZaR/"]Otto Kemppainen[/a], however,[b] Stroud's penalty was met with a strong hand from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santos-miguel/CM3IVPMO/"]Miguel Santos[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="52c96b40-a41c-411b-82ba-01c40802b083" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_phF4QFrGs" social-type="youtube" /][p]Oulu's second-half pressure finally told in the 78th minute, as [b]Mariehamn struggled to clear their lines, allowing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kone-abdoulaye/ptBEHUFR/"]Abdoulaye Kone[/a] to help the ball on to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kallio-elias/jZpapP40/"]Elias Kallio[/a], who fired low into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][p]The visitors are clinging onto fourth for now despite no league wins in five. Mariehamn are now nine point behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sjk/hj3ima3I/"]SJK[/a] after their first point since drawing at home to KuPS on 16th May.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]