Veikkausliiga· Round 8
KuPS 2-1 Lahti
Match summary
KuPS beat Lahti 2-1 in Veikkausliiga on Sat, 23 May 2026.
Goals — KuPS: Ruoppi 36' (pen); Magassa 45' | Lahti: Koskinen 1'.
KuPS had 49% of the possession and 17 shots (3 on target) against 9 (4) for Lahti; corners 9-2, yellow cards 0-4.
In their last 14 meetings KuPS won 12, Lahti won 0 and 2 ended level.
Venue: Väre Areena. Referee: Oliver Reitala.
Match timeline
- 1'KoskinenAssist: MontielGoal0-1
- 25'KoskinenYellow card
- 34'VehkonenYellow card
- 34'SansYellow card
- 36'RuoppiPenalty goal1-1
- 45'MagassaAssist: P. PennanenGoal2-1
- 53'⇄In HeikkinenOut R. YapiSubstitution
- 63'HeikkinenYellow card
- 64'⇄In S. HeiskanenOut AntwiSubstitution
- 64'⇄In S. SavolainenOut B. ArmahSubstitution
- 65'⇄In AnderssonOut KoskinenSubstitution
- 65'⇄In CassubieOut KabashiSubstitution
- 67'⇄In N. KujasaloOut P. PennanenSubstitution
- 75'⇄In InkinenOut MontielSubstitution
- 75'⇄In PaalanenOut LindholmSubstitution
- 86'⇄In MorenoOut EngvallSubstitution
Lineups
Lahti 4-3-3KuPS 4-4-2
KuPS
Coach: Miika Nuutinen
Substitutes
- 3Saku HeiskanenMidfielder6.5
- 13Niilo KujasaloMidfielder6.5
- 6Saku SavolainenAttacker6.6
- 11Jaime MorenoAttacker
- 12Hemmo RiihimäkiGoalkeeper
- 4Kasim Nuhu AdamsDefender
- 0Karl WardDefender
- 29Akseli PuukkoDefender
- 20Souleymane Soumahoro
Lahti
Coach: Gonçalo Pereira
Substitutes
- 25Topias InkinenDefender6.5
- 14Erik AnderssonMidfielder6.3
- 18Yohan CassubieMidfielder6.6
- 7Daniel HeikkinenMidfielder6.5
- 41Aleksi PaalanenAttacker6.5
- 0Veikka RättöGoalkeeper
- 5Nicolas Gianini DantasDefender
Statistics
KuPSLahti
Key statistics
49%Possession51%
17Total Shots9
3Shots On Target4
3Big Chances Created2
9Corners2
13Fouls12
0Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
3Goalkeeper Saves1
331Passes Completed346
All statistics
160Attacks140
7Shots Off Target1
7Shots Blocked4
1Hit Woodwork0
12Free Kicks12
13Shots Inside The Box5
394Total Passes417
4Shots Outside The Box4
1Big Chances Missed1
6/21 (29%)Crosses Completed4/13 (31%)
190Passes Own Half263
225Passes Opposition Half167
21/42 (50%)Long Passes Completed20/49 (41%)
27Throw-Ins21
13Key Passes5
100Passes Into Final Third57
65Backward Passes66
3Goal Kicks14
4Interceptions7
8/14 (57%)Tackles Won10/15 (67%)
13Clearances29
0Error Led To Goal1
43Duels Won42
9/21 (43%)Aerial Duels Won12/21 (57%)
34/64 (53%)Ground Duels Won30/64 (47%)
12Was Fouled12
8/19 (42%)Successful Dribbles4/11 (36%)
11Was Dribbled Past7
9Final Third Possession Won4
118Possession Lost114
4Substitutions5
Previous meetings
12 KuPS2 draws0 Lahti
Match information
- Competition
- Veikkausliiga
- Round
- Round 8
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Väre Areena
- Capacity
- 7,890
- Attendance
- 2,882
- Referee
- Oliver Reitala