Two matches were played in the Veikkausliiga.
Jussi Leppälahti led KTP to its first victory in the Veikkausliiga this season. Jaakko Stenroos/ AOP
Promoted KTP got their first win in the Veikkausliiga this season when they defeated IFK Mariehamn 2–1.
KTP’s hero was the one who scored the winning goal Willis Furtado. KTP’s balance now has one win, a draw and a loss. The team from Kotka is sixth in the standings.
KTP took the lead in the last minutes of the first period, when the Spanish forward What succeeded in scoring. Greek Georgios Manthatis sent a high ball to Mika’s running line, and Mika, who scored goals in the First Division last season, did not make a mistake from his position.
IFK Mariehamn leveled at the beginning of the second period Alvaro Ngamba with a goal, but Furtado scored the 2-1 winning goal at the end of a wonderful corner kick in the 65th minute of the game.
In the final moments of the match, IFK Mariehamn Jean-Christophe Coubronne got a red card after another yellow card. IFK Mariehman has had a difficult start to the season, as it has lost two of its three matches.
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In the second match of the Veikkaus league round, SJK and FC Lahti played a goalless draw.