The Aktobe Courier
Match22 Jul 2028
Aktobe run riot against Akzhaiyk
3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Market24 Jul 2028
Aktobe turn down Atyrau for Daniel Sosah
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Match22 Jul 2028
Nobody wants to play Aktobe right now
5 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Player ratings24 Jul 2028
Talğat Kusiapov goes up and wins it — 7.74
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.74 for the rest of it.
Player ratings24 Jul 2028
Pablo Álvarez pops up at the right end — 7.70
7.70, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Market24 Jul 2028
Only the photograph left for Aleksandr Petrosyan
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Aleksandr Petrosyan will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Aktobe the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Juan Manuel Centurión is a medical away from Aktobe
The deal with Independiente is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Tempers go at Aktobe
Pablo Álvarez 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.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Ordabasy tell Aktobe: Sūltan Būsyrmanov is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
In brief
- Squad Words at Aktobe training over how hard people work
- The dugout Ivan Ordets left out for the big one
- Player ratings Daniel Sosah stands above it all