Gnistan 0-1 KuPS
Updated
KuPS won: Gnistan 0-1 KuPS in the Finland, Veikkausliiga (Round 18) on Sat, 1 Aug 2026 at Markku.fi Areena, Helsinki. KuPS goals: Saku Savolainen 1'. Possession: 41-59. Player of the match: Hemmo Riihimäki (8.5).
Match report
KuPS beat Gnistan 1-0
KuPS squeezed past Gnistan 1-0 away from home at Markku.fi Areena on Saturday 1 August in the Finland, Veikkausliiga.
Saku Savolainen put KuPS ahead on 1' (0-1).
Gnistan had 41% of the ball, shots were 18-12 (8-7 on target).
Hemmo Riihimäki (KuPS) was player of the match with an 8.5 rating.
Attendance: 2,973. Referee: Joona Kontinen.
Match stats
| Gnistan | KuPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 41 | 59 |
| Total shots | 18 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 25 | 24 |
| Big chances | 4 | 5 |
| Big chances missed | 4 | 4 |
| Accurate passes | 209 (70%) | 369 (81%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Corners | 8 | 3 |
| Total shots | 18 | 12 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 13 | 9 |
| Shots outside box | 5 | 3 |
Lineups
Gnistan (3-4-2-1): Oskar Lyberopoulos, Rachide Gnanou, Ayo Obileye, Marcelo Costa, Otto Hannula, Adam Jouhi, Gabriel Europaeus, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Joakim Latonen, Saku Ylätupa, Adeleke Akinyemi
KuPS (4-3-3): Hemmo Riihimäki, Saku Savolainen, Brahima Magassa, Arttu Lötjönen, Saku Heiskanen, Valentín Gasc, Tommi Jyry, Clinton Antwi, Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba, Piotr Parzyszek, Bob Nii Armah
Key events
- 1' · Goal · Saku Savolainen (KuPS)
- 5' · Yellow card · Adeleke Akinyemi (Gnistan)
- 57' · Substitution · Artur Atarah for Joakim Latonen (Gnistan)
- 57' · Substitution · Roman Eremenko for Otto Hannula (Gnistan)
- 60' · Yellow card · Bob Nii Armah (KuPS)
- 63' · Substitution · Benjamin Dahlström for Marcelo Costa (Gnistan)
- 69' · Substitution · Niilo Kujasalo for Clinton Antwi (KuPS)
- 69' · Substitution · Jaime Moreno for Piotr Parzyszek (KuPS)
- 74' · Yellow card · Jaime Moreno (KuPS)
- 78' · Substitution · Calvin Kabuye for Bob Nii Armah (KuPS)
- 78' · Substitution · Taneli Hämäläinen for Saku Heiskanen (KuPS)
- 82' · Substitution · Danny Pérez for Adam Jouhi (Gnistan)
- 84' · Substitution · Arttu Heinonen for Tommi Jyry (KuPS)
All-time head-to-head
9 league meetings since 2024: Gnistan 0, draws 3, KuPS 6.
Questions
Who won Gnistan vs KuPS?
KuPS won, 0-1 (Finland, Veikkausliiga) on Sat, 1 Aug 2026.
When and where is Gnistan vs KuPS?
Sat, 1 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC at Markku.fi Areena, Helsinki, Finland, Veikkausliiga.
What is the head-to-head record between Gnistan and KuPS?
In 9 league meetings since 2024: Gnistan 0 wins, 3 draws, KuPS 6 wins (goals 6-19).