The Metalist Chronicle
Match4 Nov 2026
Cup progress for Metalist
A 2‑0 win over Prykarpattia, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Squad9 Nov 2026
Artem Shabanov says Metalist went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Viacheslav Churko
Successful dribbles: 28. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
No sign of nerves from Prince Amoako at 19 — 8.07
The hardest thing about being 19 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Prince Amoako did not need any: 8.07, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Match7 Nov 2026
Metalist cannot stop winning
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Rafael Profini signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Rafael Profini and Metalist agree another 4 years.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Metalist
Nicolás Arévalo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Artem Shabanov pulls a muscle — 15 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 15 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
The terraces9 Nov 2026
Metalist supporters have found a favourite in Prince Amoako
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 19-year-old it feels ownership of. Prince Amoako has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Match Metalist get the job done against Kudrivka
- Loan watch Stanislav Sotnichuk counts the days
- Market The Peter Itodo talk will not go away