Stalemate at the top as HJK put five past Jaro on Veikkausliiga's return

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hjk-nmjJVR7B/jaro-faEPan8O/?mid=6uhqndbk"]Jaro 2-5 HJK[/a][/b][/p][p]Fourth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a] made it two wins in a row in style, but such a comfortable win looked very unlikely at one stage, as they found themselves 2-0 down. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jaro/faEPan8O/"]Jaro[/a] took the lead inside four minutes, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ness-fabian/OCF1uz8i/"]Fabian Ness[/a] took aim from 30 yards[/b] and his low strike nestled in the bottom corner. In the 17th minute, the hosts caught HJK on the break, and [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harden-kaius/4x5obkNq/"]Kaius Harden[/a] kept his composure to double the lead[/b].[/p][p]Just before the half-hour mark, the Helsinki side halved the deficit when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ring-alexander/0r9cVEJa/"]Alex Ring[/a] pounced on a loose ball[/b] inside the box and finished at the near post, and 2-1 was how things stayed until the 57th minute, when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tikkanen-ville/Y7rTAqJd/"]Ville Tikkanen[/a] found space at a corner to curl in the equaliser.[/b][/p][p]The turnaround was complete with 64 minutes played, when the ball was half-cleared to [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ylitolva-miska/IgRiqHLJ/"]Miska Ylitolva[/a], whose hit from the edge of the box took a big deflection[/b] on its way in. Soon after, the home side were torn apart when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moller-liam/jPBZGzA0/"]Liam Moller[/a] chased a through ball and pulled it back to give [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borchers-mads/OfE2qhds/"]Mads Borchers[/a] the simplest of finishes.[/b][/p][embed guid="0c1f65dd-e2b3-41dd-908c-75ddc083de82" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC01n96iKJA" social-type="youtube" /][p]A dreadful challenge from[b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ogungbaro-michael/Cbkzsna1/"]Michael Ogungbaro[/a] on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-kirilov/6TiOX77Q/"]Martin Kirilov[/a] saw him handed a straight red card[/b] with eight minutes to play, and a raplidly worsening afternoon for Jaro was compounded when [b]Borchers added a second by burying Kirilov's cross on the half volley[/b]. It's a second loss in a row for 11th-placed Jaro since their only win of the campaign.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-oulu-Y35Jer59/inter-turku-QwkNUoNH/?mid=niuB44EG"]Inter Turku 0-0 AC Oulu[/a][/b][/p][p]HJK are now seven points off the top of the standings after there were no goals between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a] and second-placed Oulu, who remain three points behind. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/conteh-alie/xryT2cjo/"]Alie Conteh[/a] was responsible for three of the hosts five efforts on goal, but FC Inter couldn't find a way through. [b]It's back-to-back draws for the leaders, but six unbeaten, while Oulu are four without defeat.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kups-nLBbqJDS/vps-8GveH5dA/?mid=v75jpzT1"]VPS 1-1 KuPS[/a][/b][/p][p]KuPS missed the chance to go above Oulu as they were held to a draw at VPS, though it could have been worse for the visitors, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smyth-luka/0bB4HLvo/"]Luka Smyth[/a] gave the hosts an early lead but failed to convert a penalty[/b] soon after. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreno-jaime/SnTwttL9/"]Jaime Moreno[/a] equalised from the spot in the second half [/b]before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/magassa-brahima/hbFRyf6a/"]Brahima Magassa[/a] was shown a red card for a foul inside the box, but [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/turfkruier-jayden/Sp5iELqH/"]Jayden Turfkruier[/a] became the second player for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vps/8GveH5dA/"]Vaasa[/a] side to miss from the spot[/b] with seven minutes left. KuPS are six without defeat, while VPS are seventh after two games without a win.[/p][embed guid="8c4bbfc7-ff19-41ad-9573-5106775bd6d4" url="https://x.com/KuPS1923/status/2065827161148117148" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lahti-pn1BFqRM/sjk-hj3ima3I/?mid=fFmw8wL8"]Lahti 2-3 SJK[/a][/b][/p][p]SJK ended their three-game losing run by winning an entertaining game at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lahti/pn1BFqRM/"]Lahti[/a]. After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paananen-kasper/K4zhEl2o/"]Kasper Paananen[/a]'s early opener for the visitors, the home side turned things around with goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koskinen-otso/fFj7xDNl/"]Otso Koskinen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindholm-aaron/EafqkbDI/"]Aaron Lindholm[/a] either side of the break. But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tessilimi-olatoundji/nmVWo1da/"]Olatoundji Tessilimi[/a] turned out to be the hero, [b]levelling 11 minutes from time before grabbing a 95th-minute winner[/b] that sees the Seinajoki side reach 10th, one place and two points behind Lahti, who have lost two of their last three.[/p][embed guid="db93982a-d58a-4022-b9f7-2dd6e9899486" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2065862945871917562" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gnistan-Aa28K98n/mariehamn-C8bOhcyj/?mid=SSoo6HkL"]Mariehamn 0-3 Gnistan[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mariehamn/C8bOhcyj/"]Mariehamn[/a] are still bottom of the pile and winless after being brushed aside by Gnistan, who sit sixth after three wins in their last four. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marcelo-costa/6mU5oxs4/"]Marcelo Costa[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/latonen-joakim/nBIXhefH/"]Joakim Latonen[/a] had the Helsinki club 2-0 up before the break[/b], after which, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perez-danny/8hXA3ckH/"]Danny Perez[/a] added a third soon after coming on.[/p][embed guid="31bfde7d-b232-4930-8c41-740ac44a746f" url="https://x.com/IFGnistan1924/status/2065856130731966897" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ilves-pYGmWmwa/tps-dM4FE3tT/?mid=vRy36Qq4"]Ilves 1-0 TPS[/a][/b][/p][p]Beaten 5-0 by Lahti last time out, Ilves responded well with a narrow win at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps/dM4FE3tT/"]TPS[/a], who have lost three of their last four following a strong start. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kanga-jardell/EuUxbUbQ/"]Jardell Kanga[/a]'s looping volley separated the sides[/b] with 12 minutes to play, as the Lynx climb to eighth.[/p][embed guid="3792e27b-5f4a-47a6-8c46-581f2cec9a7b" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2065810921872667002" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]