KuPS 1-0 Gnistan — Veikkausliiga, 11 Apr 2026
KuPS beat Gnistan 1-0 in Veikkausliiga on 11 April 2026 at Vare Areena, Kuopio. Jaime Moreno scored for KuPS. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, KuPS have won 4 and Gnistan 0, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 35'
- Half-time0-0
- 58'
- 67'
- 78'
- 79'—out: Saku Heiskanen
- 79'
- 1-081'assist: Saku Savolainen
- 88'
- 88'
- 88'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
KuPS
- 8.9Petteri PennanenM
- 8.2Jaime MorenoF
- 8.2Johannes KreidlG
- 8.0Clinton AntwiD
- 7.7Niilo KujasaloM
- 7.6Bob ArmahD
- 7.3Kasim AdamsD
- 7.3Calvin KabuyeM
- 7.2Otto RuoppiM
- 7.2Taneli HämäläinenD
- 7.0Valentín GascM
- 7.0Gustav EngvallM
- 7.0Saku SavolainenM
- 6.7Saku HeiskanenM
- 6.7Joslyn Luyeye-LutumbaM
Gnistan
- 8.3Ramilson AlmeidaG
- 7.5Roman EremenkoF
- 7.3Gabriel EuropaeusM
- 7.2Rachide GnanouD
- 6.9Marcelo CostaD
- 6.9Ayo ObileyeD
- 6.9Edmund Arko-MensahM
- 6.7Joakim LatonenM
- 6.6Sergei EremenkoM
- 6.6Adam JouhiM
- 6.6Juhani OjalaD
- 6.5Max BjurstrømM
- 6.3Danny PérezF
- 6.3Artur AtarahF
- 6.3Adeleke AkinyemiF
- 6.3Otto HannulaF
Line-ups
Substitutes
KuPSMiika Nuutinen
Substitutes
- 12Hemmo RiihimäkiG
- 6Saku Savolainen58'M7.0
- 3Saku Heiskanen79'M6.7
- 23Arttu LötjönenD
- 21Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba78'M6.7
- 26A. ToivonenM
- 13Niilo Kujasalo35'M7.7
- 28B. MagassaD
- 20S. Soumahoro
GnistanJussi Leppalahti
Substitutes
- 10Joakim Latonen88'M6.7
- 17Adeleke Akinyemi67'F6.3
- 19Vertti HänninenM
- 7Artur Atarah79'F6.3
- 31A. Jouhi88'M6.6
- 4Marcelo Costa88'D6.9
- 32N. LindstromG
Team statistics
KuPS
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petteri Pennanen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8.9 |
| Jaime Moreno | 90 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Johannes Kreidl | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Clinton Antwi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 |
| Niilo Kujasalo | 47 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Bob Armah | 82 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Kasim Adams | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Calvin Kabuye | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Otto Ruoppi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Taneli Hämäläinen | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Valentín Gasc | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Gustav Engvall | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Saku Savolainen | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Saku Heiskanen | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Gnistan
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramilson Almeida | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Roman Eremenko | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7.5 |
| Gabriel Europaeus | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Rachide Gnanou | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Marcelo Costa | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Ayo Obileye | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Edmund Arko-Mensah | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Joakim Latonen | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sergei Eremenko | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Adam Jouhi | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Juhani Ojala | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Max Bjurstrøm | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Danny Pérez | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Artur Atarah | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Adeleke Akinyemi | 30 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Otto Hannula | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
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KuPS
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