Week 2 brings us a match on Sep 28th, where Lahti will host VPS at Lahden Kisapuisto in a clash of the Veikkausliiga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Lahti is fresh off their 0-6 blowout loss against Mariehamn. Carvalho da Silva struck first for Mariehamn in the 39th minute, then Carvalho da Silva added another in the 50th minute In the end, Lahti was frustrated by Mariehamn’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mariehamn ended the match with the shutout victory. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while vPS is fresh off their 3-2 win against Ilves. struck first for Ilves in the 48th minute, then Multanen tied it up for VPS in the 56th minute on a feed from Tete Yengi But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 58th minute on a goal by Kalle Multanen. VPS looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
VPS and Lahti last played eachother at the Elisa Stadion on Sat Aug 20th. Lahti was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Geoffrey Chinedu Charles struck first for Lahti in the 7th minute, then in the 43rd minute, Samuel Lindeman sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kalle Multanen , but fortunately for Lahti it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win.
Kalle Multanen has been the most prolific scorer on VPS in the last five matches with 3 goals. Geoffrey Chinedu Charles has been the most prolific scorer on Lahti in his last five matches with 2 goals.