KuPS have defied the odds by beating Turkish side Bursaspor 1-0 in the first leg of the&nbsp; third qualifying round of the Europa League played on Thursday at the Arena Savon Sanomat , Kuppio.<br /><br />With only 18 minutes left, Estonian midfielder Sander Puri scored the winning goal for KuPS&nbsp; to send the more than 3,000 home supporters into frenzy.<br /><br />Nigerian midfielder Paul Obiefule had predicted&nbsp; before the game that his Finnish team will&nbsp; continue their Cinderella run in the competition.<br /><br />''It is nice that we won tonight; we are now looking forward to next Thursday in Turkey. I&nbsp; was fielded for 90 minutes, and I was at my best. We are on our way to history by being the&nbsp; first Finnish club to play in the group stage of the Europa League,'' says a delighted Paul&nbsp; Obiefule to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />KuPS had dismissed Gaz Metan MediaÅŸ, Llanelli and Maccabi Netanya to reach this stage of the&nbsp; competition. <br />