Inter Turku and Lahti played out a 0:0 draw in the Veikkausliiga Regular Season on Sunday evening. Both sides finished the 44th round of fixtures with a point each, leaving the gap between them at ten points in the table. Inter Turku remain second with 42 points, while Lahti sit seventh on 32.
The match opened with a scrappy edge that only grew as the first half wore on. R. Sans picked up a yellow card in the 22nd minute, followed by I. Jarvinen's booking at 44 minutes. By then the game had settled into a pattern of midfield battles rather than clear attacking moves.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the second half. L. Prokop made way for Lahti at 61 minutes, and the hosts responded with A. Belabid's introduction in the 73rd. The manager at Inter Turku turned to fresh legs with four changes between the 74th and 89th minutes, including L. Kuittinen, L. Laine and M. Sarr. C. Montiel came off late for Lahti in the 90th minute.
Statistics tell the story of a match where chances were created but not converted. Inter Turku held 50 per cent possession and registered three shots on target alongside seven off target, while creating four big chances. Lahti managed only one shot on target from eight attempts off target, and created no big chances at all. The visitors made 42 clearances compared to 16 for the hosts.
The result means Inter Turku maintain their position second in the table, ten points clear of Lahti in seventh. Both teams had already played 22 league fixtures, with the hosts sitting on 11 wins and nine draws, while Lahti had nine victories and five draws to their name.