Inter Turku go top in Finland with Jaro win as VPS denied by Gnistan

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-turku-QwkNUoNH/jaro-faEPan8O/?mid=h8lqxtJk"]Inter Turku 2-0 Jaro[/a][/b][/p][p]With most of the other sides at the upper end of the table faltering on Friday evening, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a] knew a win would take them top of the pile, and they managed to wrap up all three points inside half an hour.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jephta-clinton/0zukbWcT/"]Clinton Jephta[/a] put the hosts ahead 15 minutes in[/b], cutting in from the left before working an excellent one-two with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yli-kokko-johannes/MsnclSag/"]Johannes Yli-Kokko[/a] before burying his finish.[/p][embed guid="bd3e6f4a-f7f7-451d-8f30-c1b86df0b741" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2053089869975449733" social-type="twitter" /][p]Jephta and Yli-Kokko then played a hand in FC Inter's second just 12 minutes later - Yli-Kokko's ball across goal was helped on by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/granlund-albin/2NWhHHsm/"]Albin Granlund[/a] to Jephta, who was unable to turn the ball home under pressure from the goalkeeper, [b]but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/essomba-antoin/I9OOUzfU/"]Loic Essomba[/a] was on hand to bundle it in.[/b][/p][p]Things could have been different had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vikstrom-rudi/ShgrGvif/"]Rudi Vikstrom[/a] not been wasteful with good chances for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jaro/faEPan8O/"]Jaro[/a], who left Turku still looking for a win this season, as their run of four draws in a row came to an end. Inter move onto 14 points, two clear of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-oulu/Y35Jer59/"]AC Oulu[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps/dM4FE3tT/"]TPS[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gnistan-Aa28K98n/vps-8GveH5dA/?mid=ENxhzKm2"]VPS 1-1 Gnistan[/a][/b][/p][p]After three consecutive defeats to open the campaign, it's now three matches unbeaten for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gnistan/Aa28K98n/"]Gnistan[/a], who came from behind to draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vps/8GveH5dA/"]VPS[/a], ending the Vaasa side's two-game winning run.[/p][p]The run that had already seen off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mariehamn/C8bOhcyj/"]Mariehamn[/a] looked set to continue just seven minutes in when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smyth-luka/0bB4HLvo/"]Luka Smyth[/a] was fouled by visiting goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/craninx-alexandro/zHpRDaQd/"]Alexandro Craninx[/a]. [b]Smyth stepped up and sent Craninx the wrong way from the penalty spot.[/b][/p][p]But the hosts were unable to hold on, and soon after the hour mark, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perez-danny/8hXA3ckH/"]Danny Perez[/a] went on a surging run down the left side before pulling the ball across for [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/akinyemi-adeleke/d2oRQFu0/"]Adeleke Akinyemi[/a] to apply the finish[/b] and ensure a share of the spoils. The point lifts Gnistan up to 10th, while VPS remain in sixth place.[/p][embed guid="49ca239b-b547-4e8f-8a27-366c7a4b96af" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2053137227555721420" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]