OLS defeated PKKU 3:0 in the Ykkönen Group Stage on 26 September 2026, extending their grip on fourth place while moving further from the visitors in seventh. The hosts controlled proceedings from the opening exchanges, scoring twice within two minutes to set the tone for a comfortable afternoon.
E. Raittinen opened the scoring in the sixth minute, and O. Lamsa added a second just two minutes later. By then the visitors had already gone behind twice and, to be fair, never really found their footing. PKKU's best chance to respond came through possession but they lacked penetration in the final third.
Things settled into a rhythm after the early flurry. O. Niemela picked up a yellow card in the 53rd minute, a booking that came when defence was stretched rather than from any tactical foul. OLS looked comfortable enough to turn to their bench, making three changes across the second half without losing control.
E. Merikanto pulled the scoreline further away with a goal in the 84th minute, a late strike that confirmed what the match had shown all along. The substitutions — L. Teppo and J. Lotvonen in the 71st minute, S. Romppanen and A. Deng in the 77th, then A. Barraza, J. Makelainen and A. Aapajarvi — brought fresh legs but the result was never in doubt.
OLS sit on 41 points from 25 games, while PKKU remain on 38 after matching their results with four wins and three draws in their last five outings. The hosts have one foot in the upper half and will be looking to press on, while PKKU need to close the gap if they want to avoid slipping further down.
