VPS continue to climb as Jaro and SJK pick up rare Veikkausliiga wins

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mariehamn-C8bOhcyj/vps-8GveH5dA/?mid=xKb8zK0T"]VPS 4-0 Mariehamn[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vps/8GveH5dA/"]VPS[/a] are quietly becoming one of those big-hitters this season, moving above [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a] and going five league games unbeaten with a clear win over basement-dwellers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mariehamn/C8bOhcyj/"]Mariehamn[/a], who remain winless. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kouassivi-benissan-kevin/rVqxbnZq/"]Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan[/a] was their driving force in the first half, assisting goals for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smyth-luka/0bB4HLvo/"]Luka Smyth[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ogunniyi-oluwaseyi/OrNfPehd/"]Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi[/a], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/keturi-olavi/ANkE2v4t/"]Olavi Keturi[/a] and Akon Keuk rounded off a great day for the Vaasa side in the final 15 minutes.[/p][embed guid="619ec623-cd60-48e3-a393-06a10c1fad30" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2073435090550501862" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ilves-pYGmWmwa/jaro-faEPan8O/?mid=8v7iv214"]Jaro 2-1 Ilves[/a][/b][/p][p]Mariehamn are now seven points adrift at the bottom after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jaro/faEPan8O/"]Jaro[/a] picked up just their second win of the season, beating Ilves who have slid down to ninth after going winless in their last three. Strikes from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sjogrell-herman/S0DMmEVB/"]Herman Sjogrell[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vikstrom-rudi/ShgrGvif/"]Rudi Vikstrom[/a] put Jaro in control at half-time, making [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raap-yiandro/t6ELd9Z6/"]Yiandro Raap[/a]'s effort three minutes from time no more than a consolation.[/p][embed guid="94de3d9f-30ff-49cf-81bf-cf3dd03c1701" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2073420280861503886" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sjk-hj3ima3I/tps-dM4FE3tT/?mid=Uge0xtWG"]SJK 3-1 TPS[/a][/b][/p][p]Maintaining a three-point lead over Jaro with just their third victory of the season were [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sjk/hj3ima3I/"]SJK[/a], overcoming [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps/dM4FE3tT/"]TPS[/a] who remain outside the top half on goal difference following a first defeat in three games. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muzaci-albijon/AmxoXGqd/"]Albijon Muzaci[/a] cancelled out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kelwin/fiJGUfOq/"]Kelwin[/a]'s first-half opener, but when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sayibu-yakubu/UoNWCQS8/"]Sayibu Yakubu[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suso-muhammed/EXJSA56b/"]Muhammed Suso[/a] struck for the Seinajoki side, TPS had no response.[/p][embed guid="c5d5daa7-846a-4374-b3d7-9bb3fac8c714" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o0ctSCah9I&t=3s" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gnistan-Aa28K98n/lahti-pn1BFqRM/?mid=2s4qtOWi"]Lahti 1-0 Gnistan[/a][/b][/p][p]Neemias struck the only goal of the game nine minutes into the second half to give [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lahti/pn1BFqRM/"]Lahti[/a] a much-needed first win in five that takes them to eighth in the table. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gnistan/Aa28K98n/"]Gnistan[/a] cling on to a top-half place after their five-match unbeaten streak comes to an end, though it's a worrying zero wins in three for the Helsinki side.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow all the Veikkausliiga action on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]