KuPS 3-2 SJK — Veikkausliiga, 23 Sep 2025
KuPS beat SJK 3-2 in the Veikkausliiga Championship Round - 2 on 23 September 2025 at Vare Areena, Kuopio. Mohamed Toure and Piotr Parzyszek scored for KuPS; Olatoundji Tessilimi and Markus Arsalo for SJK. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, KuPS have won 3 and SJK 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Vare Areena · Kuopio·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-017'assist: Paulius Golubickas
- 2-029'
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'out: K. Pires
- 57'
- 57'
- 58'A. Vargasout: Elias Mastokangas
- 69'
- 70'
- 70'
- 75'
- 78'
- 81'
- 81'
- 2-187'
- 89'Foul
- 2-290'
- 3-290'
- 90+2'out: S. Seidu
- 90+4'Foul
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
KuPS
- 8.9Mohamed ToureF
- 7.3Samuel PasanenD
- 7.2Johannes KreidlG
- 7.2Piotr ParzyszekM
- 7.2Doni ArifiM
- 7.0Jerry VoutilainenM
- 6.9Joslyn Luyeye-LutumbaM
- 6.9Samuli MiettinenD
- 6.9Jaakko OksanenM
- 6.7Taneli HämäläinenD
- 6.5Bob ArmahD
- 6.3Ibrahim CisséD
- 6.2Paulius GolubickasM
- 6.2Otto RuoppiM
- 5.7Arttu LötjönenD
SJK
- 8.3Markus ArsaloM
- 7.7Roope PaunioG
- 7.5Olatoundji TessilimiM
- 7.3Elias MastokangasM
- 7.2Babacar FatiD
- 6.9Kasper PaananenM
- 6.9Valentín GascM
- 6.5Salim YussifD
- 6.5Kevin Appiah NyarkoF
- 6.5Jeremiah StrengF
- 6.5Ayo ObileyeD
- 6.5Armaan WilsonM
- 6.3Samuel ChukwudiD
- 6.3Alenis VargasM
- 6.2Rasmus KarjalainenM
- 6.2Kelvin PiresD
Line-ups
Substitutes
KuPSJarkko Juhani Wiss
Substitutes
- 9Piotr Parzyszek90'70'M7.2
- 12Aatu HakalaG
- 23Arttu Lötjönen81'D5.7
- 21Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba81'M6.9
- 11A. SadikuF
- 18Eemil TanninenM
- 24Bob Armah70'D6.5
- 32Rasmus TikkanenD
- 28S. Seidu90+2'
SJKStevie Grieve
Substitutes
- 80Hemmo RiihimäkiG
- 19Elias Mastokangas58'M7.3
- 4K. Pires46'D6.2
- 11L. LaineM
- 5Oskari VäistöD
- 14K. Appiah Nyarko78'F6.5
- 17Olatoundji Tessilimi87'46'M7.5
- 23Armaan Wilson69'M6.5
- 33Aniis MachaalM
Team statistics
KuPS
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Toure | 81 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.9 |
| Samuel Pasanen | 81 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Johannes Kreidl | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Piotr Parzyszek | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Doni Arifi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Jerry Voutilainen | 69 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba | 14 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Samuli Miettinen | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jaakko Oksanen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Taneli Hämäläinen | 69 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Bob Armah | 25 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ibrahim Cissé | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Paulius Golubickas | 90 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Otto Ruoppi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Arttu Lötjönen | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
SJK
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Arsalo | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Roope Paunio | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Olatoundji Tessilimi | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Elias Mastokangas | 37 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Babacar Fati | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7.2 |
| Kasper Paananen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Valentín Gasc | 77 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Salim Yussif | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Kevin Appiah Nyarko | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jeremiah Streng | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ayo Obileye | 45 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Armaan Wilson | 26 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Samuel Chukwudi | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Alenis Vargas | 57 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Rasmus Karjalainen | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Kelvin Pires | 49 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
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Head-to-head
Final table, Veikkausliiga 2025 · Veikkausliiga 2025
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ilves | 22 | +20 | 45 |
| 3 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | +30 | 44 |
| 4 | KuPS | 22 | +16 | 44 |
| 5 | SJK | 22 | +14 | 41 |
| 6 | Gnistan | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | VPS | 22 | -2 | 25 |
Before and after
KuPS
- Previous: KuPS 2-4 Ilves, 14 Sep 2025 · Veikkausliiga
- Next: Gnistan 0-4 KuPS, 27 Sep 2025 · Veikkausliiga
SJK
- Previous: SJK 3-3 HJK Helsinki, 13 Sep 2025 · Veikkausliiga
- Next: SJK 2-1 Inter Turku, 27 Sep 2025 · Veikkausliiga
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