Inter Turku go level at top of Veikkausliiga after home draw with HJK

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hjk-nmjJVR7B/inter-turku-QwkNUoNH/?mid=Mks4GPdT"]Inter Turku 1-1 HJK[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a] welcomed the most decorated club in Finnish football on the back of three straight victories, the most recent two coming with clean sheets, while HJK had gone two unbeaten - including taking a point away at champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] - since their only defeat so far.[/p][p]After 41 minutes without a shot on target, the match exploded into life at the end of the first half. The home side took the lead when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/essomba-antoin/I9OOUzfU/"]Loic Essomba[/a]'s low cross from the right was met by[b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ulundu-vincent/AZZzMIf4/"]Vincent Ulundu[/a], who struck the post with an initial bobbling effort, before firing the rebound into the empty net [/b]with the goalkeeper stranded.[/p][p]But it took only a minute for the visitors to hit back, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borchers-mads/OfE2qhds/"]Mads Borchers[/a] went wandering down the left flank before cutting the ball back to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moller-liam/jPBZGzA0/"]Liam Moller[/a], who did well to get the ball out of his feet and find the net with a first-time hit.[/b][/p][embed guid="c4e79efb-8356-49bb-bf58-aa1c86120617" url="https://x.com/hjkhelsinki/status/2049532617297465589" social-type="twitter" /][p]Despite the immediate setback, it was the hosts on the front foot for much of the second half, with 16 shots to HJK's three. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/laine-janne-pekka/Q7O9Ae6m/"]Janne-Pekka Laine[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tuominen-jasse/OYjTjfKh/"]Jasse Tuominen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yli-kokko-johannes/MsnclSag/"]Johannes Yli-Kokko[/a] all tested [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/markovic-matej/AD3sFxbs/"]Matej Markovic[/a], but the visiting goalkeeper preserved the point for HJK.[/p][p]That meant FC Inter missed the chance to go top of the table, sitting second behind KuPS on goal difference, while HJK sit fourth, three points further back.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow Finland's Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]