Tuto beat Kuppa 3:1 in a club friendly match on Tuesday, 25 August 2026. The game finished at the hosts' ground with the scoreline settling the contest early. By then, the visitors had already seen their chances slip away.
Tuto came into this fixture with mixed recent form. They had beaten Kettera 5:1 on 21 August before losing 2:4 to the same side a week earlier. Three days prior they had edged Zemgale Jelgava 3:2 in a tighter affair. The loss to Kettera had been followed by two defeats to K-Vantaa in March, both heavy ones at 1:4 and 1:5.
Kuppa's recent run told a different story entirely. They had lost 2:5 to IPK on 21 August, but before that they had been dismantling Järvenpää. Six goals in a 6:2 win on 7 April, five in a 5:2 victory four days later, and another five in a 5:1 win on 30 March. The loss to IPK ended a run of three straight wins against Järvenpää.
And here's the thing — the 3:1 result sits somewhere between those two trajectories. Tuto's inconsistency showed through, but they managed to put together something decent against a Kuppa side that had been scoring freely. The visitors' defensive frailties were on display again, though this time they at least had something to show for their attacking output.
The friendly nature of the match meant little was at stake beyond sharpness and rhythm. Both managers could experiment without worrying about table position. Tuto will take the win, Kuppa will look at where the goals came from and what needs fixing before the real season starts.