Odhiambo's debut strike lifts VPS to third after beating SJK

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sjk-hj3ima3I/vps-8GveH5dA/?mid=d4uuVcOj"]VPS 1-0 SJK[/a][/b][/p][p]It's four wins and two draws from their last six in the league for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vps/8GveH5dA/"]VPS[/a], who are now just three points shy of both [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a].[/p][p]The home side missed a golden opportunity to go in front inside 13 minutes after a foul inside the box by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bagayogo-souleymane/OELwclHA/"]Soulaymane Bagayogo[/a], but despite three goals in his last four, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haukioja-martti/UTlpZF33/"]Martti Haukioja[/a] failed to convert the resulting spot-kick, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paunio-roope/0SeEpBit/"]Roope Paunio[/a] made a save with his legs.[/b][/p][p]The visitors edged the number of attacking opportunities during the rest of a heated first-half, but couldn't force an opener.[/p][p]The home side threw on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/landskrona/YPU3LPlp/"]Landskrona[/a] loanee [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/odhiambo-xavier/t050I5p3/"]Xavier Odhiambo[/a] at the break for his debut, and that move paid dividends almost immediately, as the Kenyan broke the deadlock four minutes after coming on.[/p][p][b]Having beaten his marker out wide on the right, he cut inside on a storming run and beat the goalkeeper at his near post with a deflected strike.[/b][/p][embed guid="f75622bf-400a-4819-b0c7-fe8df632269f" url="https://x.com/Veikkausliiga/status/2075641020906156220" social-type="twitter" /][p]21-year-old Odhiambo continued to cause [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sjk/hj3ima3I/"]SJK[/a] problems, taking four shots in the second half, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kelwin/fiJGUfOq/"]Kelwin[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rangel/QZp7b8xE/"]Rangel[/a] at the other end came close to getting the Seinajoki side back on terms, but in the end, one goal was enough to give VPS the victory.[/p][p]It's just one win in five now for SJK, who remain in 10th place, five points off the top half.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/finland/veikkausliiga/"]Check out all the latest Veikkausliiga stats and standings on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]