Ilves back to winning ways at TPS as Lahti cruise past Mariehamn

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ilves-pYGmWmwa/tps-dM4FE3tT/?mid=xfFH1daS"]TPS 1-3 Ilves[/a][/b][/p][p]On the back of beating Luxembourg's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/differdange/pSWVqtMr/"]Differdange[/a] and a match with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/stjarnan/40ut6U2b/"]Stjarnan[/a] to come later this week, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] did not let their UEFA Conference League campaign get in the way of league matters, ending a run of three without a win.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hytonen-teemu/S0H1AjT1/"]Teemu Hytonen[/a] had his opening goal cancelled out by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hradecky-matej/IaQfpETi/"]Matej Hradecky[/a] in the 42nd minute[/b], but Ilves were not willing to settle for going in level at the break, and [b]two minutes later they retook the lead through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pettersson-oliver/YcArFPHh/"]Oliver Pettersson[/a].[/b][/p][p]Into the final quarter of the match and the away side gave themselves a two-goal cushion thanks to [b]a wonderful move which started out wide on the left, and finished with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kanga-jardell/EuUxbUbQ/"]Jardell Kanga[/a] squaring for Hytonen to roll his second into an empty net.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps/dM4FE3tT/"]TPS[/a]' hopes of a comeback were dealt a blow soon after, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haggstrom-oscar/tWeq7z5A/"]Oscar Haggstrom[/a] was sent off for a second bookable offence. Two defeats in their last three keeps the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Turku[/a] side in eighth, one place and now only three points above Ilves.[/p][embed guid="918e9ec5-d878-41a6-8d6f-0c5175886202" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2079248302827045363" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lahti-pn1BFqRM/mariehamn-C8bOhcyj/?mid=8x6mdzNk"]Mariehamn 0-2 Lahti[/a][/b][/p][p]With six regular season matches still to play, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mariehamn/C8bOhcyj/"]Mariehamn[/a] have already guaranteed themselves a place in the Relegation Group, falling to their ninth consecutive league defeat. [b]With zero wins and four points, it is already impossible for them to pass sixth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gnistan/Aa28K98n/"]Gnistan[/a], on 25 points.[/b][/p][p]The latest side to beat them, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lahti/pn1BFqRM/"]Lahti[/a], went ahead midway through the first half when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sans-romain/O2tmYRmd/"]Romain Sans[/a] set up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cassubie-yohan/hnXvVvRs/"]Yohan Cassubie[/a] to break the deadlock[/b], but they failed to increase the lead before the break, as [b]Sans had a penalty saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lund-kevin/GUsMYM9s/"]Kevin Lund[/a][/b].[/p][p]However, Lund was powerless to stop Lahti going clear 10 minutes into the second half, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martim-augusto/zkumnKlr/"]Martim Augusto[/a]'s cross was met by a brilliant overhead kick by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neemias/bkcOslcJ/"]Neemias[/a][/b]. Lahti stay seventh but that's now three wins in a row and five without defeat.[/p][embed guid="2fa46864-815e-4201-9212-93a0af098fcd" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2079264395171951022" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-turku-QwkNUoNH/jaro-faEPan8O/?mid=tSL83IUF"]Jaro 0-0 Inter Turku[/a][/b][/p][p]On Sunday 19th, Inter Turku handed the advantage in the title race to KuPS by playing out a goalless draw at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jaro/faEPan8O/"]Jaro[/a], [b]which means the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]Kuopio[/a] side end the round two points clear at the top.[/b][/p][p]The away side dominated with 23 shots, of which six were on target, but failure to find a way through means it's now five draws in the last six for FC Inter, while Jaro are unbeaten in two but stay 11th in the table.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]