Football|The race for gold medals seems to have turned into a two-way deal.
Kuopio The football club returned to the top of the Veikkausliiga on Sunday by beating Haka 2–0 at home.
The opening goal of the match was seen in the 52nd minute, when Axel Widjeskog surely placed the penalty in the lower left corner. The ball was taken to the point, when Hakan Guilherme Morais had brought down the home team Ousmane Diawara.
Arttu Heinonen scored Kuopio’s second goal in extra time of the match.
KuPS holds the top spot in the league after collecting 50 points. Ilves is second with 48 points and HJK is third with 45 points.
Each has two matches to play.
Superior HJK’s golden dreams, which started the season as championship favourites, received a severe blow on Saturday, when Ilves claimed the full points pot from Helsinki with 1-0 goals.
Top of the Veikkausliiga after the 25/27 rounds:
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KuPS 50 points (goal difference +20)
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Lynx 48 p. (+23)
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HJK 45 points (+19)
Final program of the top three:
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Fri 4.10. VPS–Ilves at 18:00
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Sat 5.10. SJK–KuPS at 17:00
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Sun 6.10. HJK–Haka at 18:30
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Sat 19.10. KuPS–HJK and Ilves–SJK at 18:00.
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