Week 3 features a match on Sun Oct 2nd, where Oulu will host Lahti at Raatin Stadion in a meeting of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Oulu recorded a 4-2 win against Mariehamn. Michael López struck first for Oulu in the 9th minute on a feed from Samuel Anini Jr, then Niklas Jokelainen added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Noah Pallas. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Oulu should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 5th placed Lahti, recorded a 0-2 loss against VPS. Joonas Vahtera scored the first goal for VPS in the 21st minute, then Juhani Pikkarainen added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Joonas Vahtera In the end, Lahti was frustrated by VPS’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. VPS ended the match with the shutout victory. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Sep 4th, Oulu hosted Lahti in their last match together. Oulu and Lahti battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Oulu nor Lahti could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Rasmus Karjalainen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored five goals for Oulu.