VPS 0-1 FC Lahti · Veikkausliiga
VPS lost to FC Lahti 0-1 in the Veikkausliiga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
VPS and FC Lahti met in the Veikkausliiga at Elisa Stadion in Vaasa on Monday, 31 August 2026.
Goalscorers
VPS did not score. FC Lahti: A. Lindholm 16'.
How the match went
FC Lahti saw more of the ball, 57% of it. VPS had 6 shots with 2 on target, FC Lahti 12 with 4 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to VPS and 5 to FC Lahti. VPS conceded 17 fouls, FC Lahti 9. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for VPS, 2 for FC Lahti).
Line-ups
VPS started in a 3-4-1-2: Mamadou Jalloh, Martti Haukioja, Emmanuel Okereke, Lassana Mané, Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi, Paulo Lima, Antti-Ville Räisänen, Miika Niemi, Jayden Turfkruier, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Simon Lindholm.
FC Lahti started in a 4-3-3: Osku Maukonen, Romaric Yapi, Väinö Vehkonen, Nicolas Gianini Dantas, Yohan Cassubie, Tòfol Montiel, Armend Kabashi, Erik Andersson, Momodou Sarr, Aaron Lindholm, Martim Ferreira.
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Minute by minute
- 16'Goal! VPS 0-1 FC Lahti. A. Lindholm (FC Lahti) scores, assisted by M. Ferreira.
- 45'Half-time. VPS 0-1 FC Lahti.
- 90'Full-time. VPS 0-1 FC Lahti.
Full commentary (43 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: VPS vs FC Lahti.
- 6'Attempt blocked. J. Turfkruier (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 10'Corner, FC Lahti.
- 11'Corner, VPS.
- 12'Attempt missed. L. Mané (VPS), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.18.
- 14'Attempt missed. Y. Cassubie (FC Lahti), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 16'Goal! VPS 0-1 FC Lahti. A. Lindholm (FC Lahti) scores, assisted by M. Ferreira.
- 23'Offside, VPS.
- 27'Attempt saved. M. Sarr (FC Lahti), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 31'Attempt missed. M. Sarr (FC Lahti), header. xG 0.27.
- 38'Corner, VPS.
- 40'Attempt missed. S. Lindholm (VPS), header. xG 0.04.
- 43'Attempt blocked. E. Andersson (FC Lahti), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45'Half-time. VPS 0-1 FC Lahti.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, VPS: X. Odhiambo comes on for A. Räisänen.
- 47'Attempt missed. M. Ferreira (FC Lahti), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 49'Attempt saved. K. Kouassivi-Benissan (VPS), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 50'Attempt saved. M. Niemi (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 51'Corner, VPS.
- 53'Attempt blocked. T. Montiel (FC Lahti), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 53'Corner, FC Lahti.
- 54'Corner, FC Lahti.
- 54'Attempt saved. N. G. Dantas (FC Lahti), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 55'Attempt blocked. M. Ferreira (FC Lahti), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 58'Corner, VPS.
- 62'Attempt blocked. M. Sarr (FC Lahti), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 62'Corner, FC Lahti.
- 65'Attempt missed. A. Lindholm (FC Lahti), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 67'Substitution, VPS: J. Vahtera comes on for K. Kouassivi-Benissan.
- 67'Substitution, VPS: H. Salomaa comes on for S. Lindholm.
- 68'Attempt saved. M. Sarr (FC Lahti), right-footed shot. xG 0.42.
- 68'Corner, FC Lahti.
- 71'Offside, VPS.
- 74'Substitution, FC Lahti: O. Koskinen comes on for E. Andersson.
- 79'Substitution, VPS: D. Terrnava comes on for P. Lima.
- 83'Substitution, FC Lahti: J. Ojanen comes on for M. Sarr.
- 83'Attempt missed. J. Vahtera (VPS), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 84'Yellow card for A. Kabashi (FC Lahti).
- 85'Offside, VPS.
- 89'Yellow card for A. Lindholm (FC Lahti).
- 90'1 minute of added time.
- 90'Full-time. VPS 0-1 FC Lahti.