KuPS shocked by AC Oulu as HJK hit VPS for six in Veikkausliiga

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-oulu-Y35Jer59/kups-nLBbqJDS/?mid=GWZgdnjC"]KuPS 0-1 AC Oulu[/a][/b][/p][p]A draw was all [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] needed to reclaim first place on goal difference from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a], but they couldn't even manage that as they fell to a second defeat in five league games, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-oulu/Y35Jer59/"]AC Oulu[/a] ended a run of three defeats in a row.[/p][p]The only goal of the game came in the 28th minute when Oulu caught KuPS on the break and moved the ball wide to [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lotvonen-joel/2XAaYQ0p/"]Joel Lotvonen[/a] on the right, and his low centre was guided into the bottom corner first time by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/triana-camilo/40pqouSD/"]Camilo Triana[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="5cdc72ca-8c35-48e3-bb98-ef00fe01e8e1" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2108236573636501811" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Kuopio side were not overly creative in an even contest, but they wasted the perfect chance to level with a quarter of the match to go, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaukua-tuomas/b1SlPC51/"]Tuomas Kaukua[/a] committed a foul in the area, but [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parzyszek-piotr/8Kls3hfE/"]Piotr Parzyszek[/a] was unable to convert from the penalty spot.[/b][/p][p]From there, Oulu held on for a first win in five that takes them fifth and reignites their hopes of European football. KuPS good form over the summer has deserted them at the vital time - they have won just one of their last five in the league.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hjk-nmjJVR7B/vps-8GveH5dA/?mid=86Wob8La"]HJK 6-0 VPS[/a][/b][/p][p]A [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borchers-mads/OfE2qhds/"]Mads Borchers[/a] hat-trick helped [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a] to a thumping victory at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vps/8GveH5dA/"]VPS[/a] which takes them to within four points of first place and five unbeaten in the league, while the Vaasa side drop to sixth having lost three in a row.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pukki-teemu/SxeXIHNo/"]Teemu Pukki[/a] got the Helsinki side off the mark[/b] after just six minutes when reacting to a loose ball in the box, then [b]Borchers added two before the break[/b] - the first fired into the bottom corner after intercepting a poor defensive header, and the second a close-range finish after the goalkeeper could only parry an effort.[/p][embed guid="876fe13d-605d-4e99-b134-9ed37ffc0143" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2108237706501542060" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]The match ball had Borchers' name on it just eight minutes into the second half[/b], when he shrugged off challenges before cruising into the area and finishing coolly. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/montano-leonel/YVCWN7nE/"]Leonel Montano[/a] then added a fifth just after the hour mark, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cicale-alfie/YiyYYEqR/"]Alfie Cicale[/a] slotted home number six following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-kirilov/6TiOX77Q/"]Martin Kirilov[/a]'s pass 10 minutes later.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the Veikkausliiga title race on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]