KuPS end winless run to reclaim top spot in Veikkausliiga as Ilves beat TPS

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kups-nLBbqJDS/vps-8GveH5dA/?mid=v9X85jTP"]VPS 0-2 KuPS[/a][/b][/p][p]A narrow victory for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-oulu/Y35Jer59/"]AC Oulu[/a] the previous evening had seen [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] lose first place, and the reigning champions found the ideal time to earn a first league win in five games, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vps/8GveH5dA/"]VPS[/a] picked up zero points for the second match running.[/p][p]Two goals in six minutes put the visitors in control - former Inter Turku man [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jyry-tommi/6BJCj58h/"]Tommi Jyry[/a] struck his second of the season[/b] just before the 30-minute mark, before [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pennanen-petteri/dGM43Ult/"]Petteri Pennanen[/a]'s cross from the left was turned home with a stooping header from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/luyeye-lutumba-joslyn/OjwoyjpA/"]Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba[/a].[/b][/p][p]In the second half, the Vaasa side had 18 touches in the opposition box to KuPS' zero, yet they produced just one shot on goal for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kreidl-johannes/U5piqW3F/"]Johannes Kreidl[/a] so save, as the visitors' lead rarely looked threatened.[/p][p]KuPS are top on goal difference, with theirs three goals better than Inter Turku's. VPS stay fifth, five points shy of the European places.[/p][embed guid="6d8e306f-5245-4114-8153-f8a31f7ce4a9" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2101323984998420835" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ilves-pYGmWmwa/tps-dM4FE3tT/?mid=pUKGeUHi"]TPS 0-3 Ilves[/a][/b][/p][p]With survival already secured, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] are enjoying a great end to the season, as their comfortable away win in Turku was their third victory in a row and took them above [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps/dM4FE3tT/"]TPS[/a] into eighth, while it's two defeats in a row and no wins in five for the home side.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hytonen-teemu/S0H1AjT1/"]Teemu Hytonen[/a] missed the chance to put Ilves in front when he had a penalty in the fourth minute saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henriksson-elmo/SAsJ4e7f/"]Elmo Henriksson[/a], but when the visitors were awarded a second spot-kick midway through the half, [b]Hytonen retained responsibility and made no mistake[/b] this time.[/p][p]Ilves went 2-0 up midway through the second half when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tamminen-elias/SfKjDepd/"]Elias Tamminen[/a] fired in off the post[/b] from the edge of the area, and Tamminen turned provider in added time, when he s[b]et the ball back for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baranov-stanislav/befybO1N/"]Stanislav Baranov[/a] to strike[/b] first time.[/p][embed guid="ea4d23d4-d163-420f-ac1e-ef7333d814c0" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaeYcCGPCgc" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the final rounds of the Veikkausliiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]