TPS end KuPS' winning run but Inter Turku miss chance to close the gap

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kups-nLBbqJDS/tps-dM4FE3tT/?mid=6Vdn5jNH"]KuPS 1-1 TPS[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] had managed to maintain perfect domestic form during their lengthening European campaign in recent weeks, but they finally dropped points for the first time in nearly two months after a draw with TPS, who now sit two points outside the top six.[/p][p]Another victory looked inevitable when the home side went ahead midway through the first half when the ball was worked out [b]to Saku Heiskanen on the left, and his deflected cross landed kindly for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/luyeye-lutumba-joslyn/OjwoyjpA/"]Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba[/a] to turn home [/b]from close range.[/p][p]Both sides had chances throughout the rest of the match, but while KuPS didn't do enough to put the game to bed, TPS didn't do enough to test [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/riihimaki-hemmo/QoB9IGF2/"]Hemmo Riihimaki[/a] in the home goal.[/p][p]That was until the 92nd minute, when KuPS failed to clear a pinballing ball from the edge of their area, allowing [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/juvanteny-pau/KdB3DDC7/"]Pau Juvanteny[/a] to prod the ball through to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/veinbergs-nils/4bK0nTmm/"]Nils Veinbergs[/a], who slotted the equaliser past Riihimaki[/b] to extend TPS' unbeaten run to two matches.[/p][embed guid="4b7e3a32-8588-4224-8ab2-04deab39fddd" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eQ9fDD2xto" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-turku-QwkNUoNH/lahti-pn1BFqRM/?mid=I9Q4NXxn"]Inter Turku 0-0 Lahti[/a][/b][/p][p]Yet [b]KuPS' lead at the top remained five points after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a] failed to capitalise[/b] at home against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lahti/pn1BFqRM/"]Lahti[/a]. Also in the midst of a European campain, the home side dominated with 19 shots but only three were on target, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/laine-lauri/jsZr40DD/"]Lauri Laine[/a] was guilty of missing a pair of big chances. FC Inter are at least two unbeaten in the league, while Lahti are seventh, ahead of TPS on goal difference.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-oulu-Y35Jer59/hjk-nmjJVR7B/?mid=CW3w7Ch5"]AC Oulu 0-1 HJK[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-oulu/Y35Jer59/"]AC Oulu[/a]'s victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] last time out turned out to be a flash in the pan - their poor form returned with a narrow defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a]. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gueye-mouhamed/OWWjVWXt/"]Mouhamed Gueye[/a] scored late in the first half[/b] to earn HJK a third victory in their last four in the league and move the Helsinki side into third, a point above Oulu, whose cushion to the sides in the bottom half is down to four points.[/p][embed guid="bafdbb2d-d052-43da-9fa4-4dfa3a0908cb" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2086489840825114721" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ilves-pYGmWmwa/mariehamn-C8bOhcyj/?mid=vqef3UiU"]Ilves 2-0 Mariehamn[/a][/b][/p][p]Ilves improved their chances of reaching the Championship Group by beating Mariehamn for a third win in their last four. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kanga-jardell/EuUxbUbQ/"]Jardell Kanga[/a] set up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hytonen-teemu/S0H1AjT1/"]Teemu Hytonen[/a] for the opener, before Kanga scored from the penalty spot in first-half added time[/b] to take the Tampere side within four points of the top half with three games to play, while Mariehamn are still without a win after 19 matches.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]