Gnistan come from behind to beat Ilves and edge closer to Championship Group

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gnistan-Aa28K98n/ilves-pYGmWmwa/?mid=YJe2WSLG"]Gnistan 3-2 Ilves[/a][/b][/p][p]Home side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gnistan/Aa28K98n/"]Gnistan[/a] had seen their advantage over the teams trying to sneak into the championship group cut to goal difference following two matches without a win, but they got off to an ideal start when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruxi/hxNqo2Bo/"]Ruxi[/a] powered down the left, and his cross took multiple deflections off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] players before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vaisanen-sauli/IijWiwPk/"]Sauli Vaisanen[/a] diverted it into his own net[/b] with four minutes gone.[/p][p]But 10 minutes later, Ilves drew level when a deep cross from the left wing was [b]nodded down by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pettersson-oliver/YcArFPHh/"]Oliver Pettersson[/a] into the path of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hytonen-teemu/S0H1AjT1/"]Teemu Hytonen[/a], who applied the finish.[/b][/p][p]Approaching half-time, the Tampere side found themselves in front when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wallius-kalle/tKO0CSWc/"]Kalle Wallius[/a] squared to [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/popovitch-anton/nJlVSs5I/"]Anton Popovitch[/a] who - in the Helsinki rain - took aim and unleashed a powerful drive from 30 yards that slipped through the gloves of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/juricka-matej/vq9s5fA9/"]Matej Juricka[/a][/b] and nestled in the bottom corner.[/p][embed guid="decfa91a-3cca-4a31-b2a4-c8293452073c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlQDKxNQRIA" social-type="youtube" /][p]However, there was still time for a fourth goal before the break, and crucially after Juricka had redeemed himself with a one-on-one save, it was the hosts who levelled this time.[/p][p]Former Ilves man [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/akinyemi-adeleke/d2oRQFu0/"]Adeleke Akinyemi[/a] picked the ball up in his own half and worked his way past three defenders before taking on a strike from 25 yards, which took a slight deflection, but it was enough to wrong-foot goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krkalic-faris/SI7CTkL3/"]Faris Krkalic[/a].[/b][/p][p]An awful evening for [b]Vaisanen got worse 10 minutes after the break, as his challenge on Akinyemi saw him shown a second yellow card[/b], reducing Ilves to 10 men. As the weather improved, so did Gnistan's dominance - they created plenty of chances but were struggling to make the man advantage count. [/p][p]That was until nine minutes from time, when [b]a poor clearance was collected by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/milovanov-bogdan/SA3fSiu0/"]Bogdan Milovanov[/a], who set himself and picked out the bottom corner[/b] from the edge of the area.[/p][p]Gnistan move up two places to fourth, just two points shy of their neighbours [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a], while a second loss in three leaves Ilves ninth, five points outside the championship group places with two games to play.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Follow the end of the Veikkausliiga regular season on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]