VPS 1-0 IF Gnistan · Veikkausliiga
VPS beat IF Gnistan 1-0 in the Veikkausliiga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
VPS and IF Gnistan met in the Veikkausliiga at Elisa Stadion in Vaasa on Monday, 12 October 2026.
Goalscorers
VPS: X. Odhiambo 36'. IF Gnistan did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. VPS had 11 shots with 3 on target, IF Gnistan 10 with 4 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 2 to VPS and 3 to IF Gnistan. VPS conceded 16 fouls, IF Gnistan 17. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for VPS, 1 for IF Gnistan).
Line-ups
VPS started in a 3-4-1-2: Mamadou Jalloh, Lassana Mané, Emmanuel Okereke, Miika Niemi, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Antti-Ville Räisänen, Paulo Lima, Jayden Turfkruier, Joonas Vahtera, Xavier Odhiambo, Casper Holmelund.
IF Gnistan started in a 5-4-1: Otso Virtanen, Bogdan Milovanov, Pakwo Gnanou, Ayo Obileye, Ruxi, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Artur Atarah, Adam Jouhi, Gabriel Europaeus, Danny Pérez, Roman Eremenko.
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Minute by minute
- 36'Goal! VPS 1-0 IF Gnistan. X. Odhiambo (VPS) scores, assisted by C. Holmelund.
- 45'Half-time. VPS 1-0 IF Gnistan.
- 90'Full-time. VPS 1-0 IF Gnistan.
Full commentary (47 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: VPS vs IF Gnistan.
- 8'Attempt saved. J. Vahtera (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 11'Attempt missed. G. Europaeus (IF Gnistan), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 13'Offside, IF Gnistan.
- 15'Attempt missed. C. Holmelund (VPS), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 19'Attempt saved. J. Vahtera (VPS), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 24'Corner, IF Gnistan.
- 29'Attempt missed. A. Obileye (IF Gnistan), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 30'Offside, VPS.
- 32'Attempt missed. A. Atarah (IF Gnistan), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
- 36'Goal! VPS 1-0 IF Gnistan. X. Odhiambo (VPS) scores, assisted by C. Holmelund.
- 42'Offside, IF Gnistan.
- 44'Corner, VPS.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. VPS 1-0 IF Gnistan.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, IF Gnistan: J. Latonen comes on for A. Atarah.
- 49'Attempt missed. P. Lima (VPS), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 52'Corner, VPS.
- 54'Attempt missed. E. Okereke (VPS), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.21.
- 55'Attempt saved. B. Milovanov (IF Gnistan), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 59'Attempt missed. C. Holmelund (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 61'Substitution, IF Gnistan: S. Ylätupa comes on for A. Jouhi.
- 61'Substitution, IF Gnistan: S. Eremenko comes on for D. Pérez.
- 64'Substitution, VPS: J. Muzinga comes on for C. Holmelund.
- 64'Substitution, VPS: H. Salomaa comes on for X. Odhiambo.
- 69'Attempt blocked. H. Salomaa (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 72'Attempt blocked. H. Salomaa (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 73'Attempt missed. P. Lima (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 75'Substitution, VPS: Y. Daoussi comes on for J. Turfkruier.
- 75'Substitution, VPS: S. Lindholm comes on for J. Vahtera.
- 76'Attempt saved. R. Eremenko (IF Gnistan), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 77'Substitution, IF Gnistan: O. Hannula comes on for E. Arko-Mensah.
- 77'Attempt saved. O. Hannula (IF Gnistan), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 77'Attempt blocked. Ruxi (IF Gnistan), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 77'Corner, IF Gnistan.
- 78'Attempt missed. P. Gnanou (IF Gnistan), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 83'Attempt missed. Y. Daoussi (VPS), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 84'Corner, IF Gnistan.
- 85'Offside, IF Gnistan.
- 85'Substitution, IF Gnistan: N. Rossi comes on for A. Obileye.
- 86'Attempt saved. B. Milovanov (IF Gnistan), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 87'Yellow card for N. Rossi (IF Gnistan).
- 88'Substitution, VPS: R. Simpson comes on for A. Räisänen.
- 90'Attempt missed. Ruxi (IF Gnistan), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. VPS 1-0 IF Gnistan.