Winless Mariehamn earn a point as Lahti keep pushing for top-half status

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lahti-pn1BFqRM/mariehamn-C8bOhcyj/?mid=tUUwbNu9"]Lahti 1-1 Mariehamn[/a] [/b][/p][p]For [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mariehamn/C8bOhcyj/"]Mariehamn[/a], it was a first point on the Finnish mainland in 2026, ending a run of successive defeats in the process, while a point for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lahti/pn1BFqRM/"]Lahti[/a] is more than they picked up in their previous outing, but considering that was a narrow loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a], they were hoping for more against the winless side.[/p][p]It looked like they would get back to winning ways after taking the lead in the 20th minute, when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/montiel-tofol/req85PFo/"]Cristobal Montiel[/a]'s curling cross was missed by players on both sides before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martim-augusto/zkumnKlr/"]Martim Augusto[/a] got his head to it at the back post.[/b][/p][embed guid="dfcc863c-b320-4e4c-adfb-f081d0e382cd" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2053453347814838557" social-type="twitter" /][p]The home side then had a plethora of chances to double their lead, but none of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sans-romain/O2tmYRmd/"]Romain Sans[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yapi-romaric/4x25i61p/"]Romaric Yapi[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dantas/basz6JO7/"]Gianini Dantas[/a] nor [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-mamadou/h2cuSnsi/"]Mamodou Sarr[/a] could find a way through either side of the break.[/p][p]That came back to haunt Lahti as the match entered its final quarter - [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cassubie-yohan/hnXvVvRs/"]Yohan Cassubie[/a] caught [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersson-leo/0fcm1FPt/"]Leo Andersson[/a] inside the box, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dahlstrom-sebastian/v1J8DRjc/"]Sebastian Dahlstrom[/a] stepped up and dispatched the resulting penalty[/b].[/p][p]Lahti had the better of the late chances, but their finishing continued to desert them, meaning the spoils were shared. Mariehamn stay bottom on three points but are now just a point behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jaro/faEPan8O/"]Jaro[/a], while Lahti are in seventh on seven points.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Review this weekend's Veikkausliiga results on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]