IF Gnistan and KuPS Kuopio shared the points in a 1-1 draw in the Veikkausliiga, Relegation Round. It was 0-1 at half-time. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to IF Gnistan's B. Milovanov: 8.6. The match was played on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at Markku.fi Areena in Helsinki.
Key moments
P. Parzyszek opened the scoring for KuPS Kuopio after 39 minutes, set up by P. Pennanen. KuPS Kuopio led 1-0 at the break.
IF Gnistan drew level at 1-1 on 48 minutes thanks to B. Milovanov, set up by J. Latonen.
What the numbers say
IF Gnistan's yellow cards went to D. Perez in the 73rd minute and E. Arko-Mensah in the 85th minute. Booked for KuPS Kuopio: P. Pennanen (44') and P. Parzyszek (59').
Ratings and substitutions
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to J. Latonen (IF Gnistan, 7.6), P. Parzyszek (KuPS Kuopio, 7.6) and P. Pennanen (KuPS Kuopio, 7.4). From the IF Gnistan bench came Ruxi on 71 minutes, D. Perez on 71 minutes and O. Hannula on 87 minutes. KuPS Kuopio made 5 changes: T. Jyry for S. Touray (54'), G. Engvall for A. Aiki (54'), J. J. Moreno Ciorciari for J. Eskesen (64') and J. Luyeye-Lutumba for P. Parzyszek (64').
How they came into it
The last meeting, in 2026, went 1-0 to KuPS Kuopio. Those 8 games produced 23 goals, an average of 2.9 per match. Peiman Simani was the referee, averaging 3.3 yellow cards per match across 28 matches in our records.
The bigger picture
Across 9 meetings in our records: 6 wins for KuPS Kuopio and 3 draws.
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Veikkausliiga, Relegation Round
