Football | The fiery Joakim Latonen shot Gnistan back to the road to victory

Football|Joakim Latonen scored two goals as Gnistan knocked out FC Lahti.

Football Last season’s top scorer in the first division Joakim Latonen has returned with a bang to the Veikkausliiga after a break of a few years.

The striker, who continued in the ranks of the promotion Gnistan, scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season on Sunday, when Gnistan took three points from FC Lahti with a score of 2–1.

Latonen scored the winning goal in the 64th minute from the edge of the penalty area. The shot would miss Mikko Viitikon foot and left the goalkeeper By Joshua Oluwayemi powerless.

The 26-year-old Latonen celebrated his second goal near the sideline with both his teammates and a couple of ball boys.

Latonen’s goals returned Gnistan to winning ways after a long break. Gnistan opened the season with two wins, but then went on a seven game winless streak.

During that time, Gnistan increased his points balance with only three draws. Although the underdog has played in his debut season roughly as required by his material, the Lahti victory was particularly important.

Joakim Latonen shot Gnistan into a 1–0 lead from the aftermath of a corner kick. He left FC Lahti’s Samuel Pasanen behind and passed goalkeeper Joshua Oluwayemi. Pablo Andrade, who equalized for the visitors 1-1, saw Gnistan’s lead from close range. Picture: Vesa Moilanen / Magazine photo

Strongly Gnistan, who started the match, was rewarded for his control in the 31st minute, when Latonen started scoring from a corner kick.

Roope Pyyskänen the corner he gave curved free to the forgotten To Jonas Enkerudwho headed the ball from the back to the front post, and the defender Samuel Pasanen Latonen, who had left behind, shot the lead goal into the front corner.

The opening goal was already close in the situation that brought the corner. by Dylan Fox the return pass to goalkeeper Oluwayemi would have flowed into his own goal if Oluwayemi had not allowed the ball to slip over the end line.

FC Lahti offered the hosts a cold shower in the very next minute.

Colin Odutayo received a long pass to the left wing, and what if Juhani Ojala stopped Odutayo, his head was sharp Pablo Andrade shoot the loose ball into the goal.