Rovers' Paraguay striker followed up his goal on Saturday in the Barclays Premier League victory against Middlesbrough with another vital strike in Finland.
The £3.3million buy from Bayern Munich got the winner in this UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg match after five minutes.
limited side
Santa Cruz's effort should have acted as a catalyst for Blackburn, but instead it was all they had to show for their efforts against a spirited but limited home side.
Santa Cruz made the breakthrough when he fired a shot into the corner after Jason Roberts had cleverly turned Heikki Pulkkinen, but that was the end of the scoring as Rovers ensured they will return to Ewood Park in a fortnight with a one-goal advantage.
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