Lahti inflict defeat on HJK as TPS and Gnistan close in on Veikkausliiga leaders

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hjk-nmjJVR7B/lahti-pn1BFqRM/?mid=lbSQh1Gc"]Lahti 2-0 HJK[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a]'s good form was ended abruptly by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] last time out, but bouncing back quickly would not be guaranteed against a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lahti/pn1BFqRM/"]Lahti[/a] side who were unbeaten in their previous three.[/p][p]And so it proved, after the home side went ahead with two minutes of the first half to play - [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-mamadou/h2cuSnsi/"]Mamodou Sarr[/a] rolled the ball across the edge of the box for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koskinen-otso/fFj7xDNl/"]Otso Koskinen[/a] to roll into the bottom corner[/b] with a first-time finish.[/p][p]HJK turned to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pukki-teemu/SxeXIHNo/"]Teemu Pukki[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ring-alexander/0r9cVEJa/"]Alex Ring[/a] on the hour, but not only could the visitors not generate enough chances to draw level, they fell further behind 15 minutes from time when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cassubie-yohan/hnXvVvRs/"]Yohan Cassubie[/a] won possession and poked it into the path of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neemias/bkcOslcJ/"]Neemias[/a], who took aim from 20 yards and sealed the win.[/b][/p][p]Lahti stay in eighth, just three points behind HJK, who remain in fifth, eight points off the leaders.[/p][embed guid="ce608e40-8ebe-40e7-8f24-6a517ed6aaa0" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2075943079371042845" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-oulu-Y35Jer59/tps-dM4FE3tT/?mid=2y1ZlJFM"]TPS 3-0 AC Oulu[/a][/b][/p][p]AC Oulu missed the chance to move within a point of the top two, as they were well beaten by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps/dM4FE3tT/"]TPS[/a] who returned to winning ways in fine style. The game was over as a contest by half-time - TPS were ahead nine minutes in when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muzaci-albijon/AmxoXGqd/"]Albijon Muzaci[/a]'s lay-off was powered in by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konkkola-marius/EkFTM0Af/"]Marius Konkkola[/a].[/b][/p][p]The roles were reversed seven minutes later as [b]Konkkola teed up Muzaci for his fourth goal in three games[/b], and though he was unable to add a fifth after an hour when he missed a penalty, the points had already been secured thanks to [b]Konkkola completing his brace in first-half added time[/b].[/p][p]Only goal difference keeps the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Turku[/a] side into the bottom half, but they are now level on points with HJK. Oulu remain in fourth having taken one point from their last three matches.[/p][embed guid="ec13ddb6-9943-4d97-af80-543b7fd71063" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2075956863573639292" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gnistan-Aa28K98n/mariehamn-C8bOhcyj/?mid=fBcRjuoA"]Gnistan 4-2 Mariehamn[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mariehamn/C8bOhcyj/"]Mariehamn[/a]'s dishing out of three points to every opponent they face reached Helsinki, where they were beaten for the eighth league game in a row and ninth in all competitions, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gnistan/Aa28K98n/"]Gnistan[/a] ended a run of three without a win.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ylatupa-saku/xYlxu0o0/"]Saku Ylatupa[/a] opened the scoring[/b] just six minutes in, but a penalty miss from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eremenko-roman/C0k77X1T/"]Roman Eremenko[/a] midway through the half meant the hosts failed to extend their advantage before the break. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/akinyemi-adeleke/d2oRQFu0/"]Adeleke Akinyemi[/a] finally put daylight between the sides[/b] early in the second half, but Mariehamn wouldn't lie down, and [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stroud-adam/rk5oehJi/"]Adam Stroud[/a] got them back in the game[/b] soon after.[/p][p][b]A second from Akinyemi[/b] still wasn't quite enough, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nunez-wille/2wt9GGMl/"]Wille Nunez[/a] cut the deficit back to one[/b] once again, only for [b]a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perez-danny/8hXA3ckH/"]Danny Perez[/a] strike in the 94th minute[/b] to finally settle matters and to keep Gnistan in the top half, above TPS.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]