Inter Turku break Ilves hearts as HJK beaten at home and Oulu top Veikkausliiga

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ilves-pYGmWmwa/inter-turku-QwkNUoNH/?mid=KOVBkdhD"]Inter Turku 2-1 Ilves[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a] came from behind to score a 96th-minute winner at home to Ilves, who have now suffered back-to-back defeats to begin the campain.[/p][p]Ilves had a tough start at home to KuPS, but the recovery mission looked to be going well midway through the first half when they were awarded a penalty, which [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/riski-roope/655FxMgU/"]Roope Riski[/a] thumped into the top corner to get off the mark for the season.[/b][/p][p]But the home side, frustrated in a goalless draw at home to VPS on matchday one, got themselves level in style in the 74th minute,[b] when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/essomba-antoin/I9OOUzfU/"]Loic Essomba[/a]'s cross from the right wing was volleyed home by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/conteh-alie/xryT2cjo/"]Alie Conteh[/a][/b] - a memorable first goal for FC Inter from the new man.[/p][embed guid="b30aa619-9a5c-41df-94a7-159cfa2f655d" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2043023285177262437" social-type="twitter" /][p]And the turnaround was complete a whole six minutes into stoppage time, when an inviting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/laine-janne-pekka/Q7O9Ae6m/"]Janne-Pekka Laine[/a] corner was met by 18-year-old former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] academy product [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kangasniemi-ilmari/8K0AiYSI/"]Ilari Kangasniemi[/a], who headed home his first goal for Finland's Inter.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-oulu-Y35Jer59/hjk-nmjJVR7B/?mid=ERS3iIN0"]HJK 0-1 AC Oulu[/a][/b][/p][p]A 3-0 victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sjk/hj3ima3I/"]SJK[/a] on the opening weekend suggested [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a] were back to their best under new boss Joonas Rantanen after such a poor end to 2025. More of the same was expected this afternoon after the Helsinki side named the same starting XI.[/p][p][b]But they were rocked midway through the first half when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ghezali-lamine/48z5Me3n/"]Lamine Ghezali[/a] got free down the right wing and played a delicate cross onto the chest of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kallio-elias/jZpapP40/"]Elias Kallio[/a], who brought it down and struck cleanly into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][embed guid="5171f696-2667-4dd9-8a9a-bf683e2c9d3f" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2042977472740737121" social-type="twitter" /][p]In response, HJK didn't create enough, with three shots on goal across the 90 minutes, none of which went down as big chances as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-oulu/Y35Jer59/"]Oulu[/a] held on for all three points - their second win of the campaign after thrashing Gnistan 5-1 in the opening round.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gnistan-Aa28K98n/kups-nLBbqJDS/?mid=IaZfgvgl"]KuPS 1-0 Gnistan[/a][/b][/p][p]The reigning champions are also on maximum points after two rounds after they condemned [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gnistan/Aa28K98n/"]Gnistan[/a] to a second consecutive defeat.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] dominated the game with 75% possession and a total of 25 shots, but they were frustrated by their visitors from Helsinki who looked more resolute defensively compared to a week ago.[/p][p]But their resistance finally broke nine minutes from time, [b]when a deep corner was headed by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/savolainen-saku/hdH9Hfdt/"]Saku Savolainen[/a] back across goal to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreno-jaime/SnTwttL9/"]Jaime Moreno[/a], whose half-volley gave the Gnistan goalkeeper no chance[/b], leaving the visitors and Ilves as the only two without a point this season.[/p][embed guid="801af11a-b045-40e1-8e4f-5d4e1599ae2b" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2042950309396312186" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the 2026 Veikkausliiga campaign on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]