The Volgar Sentinel
Match19 Aug 2026
Volgar through in the cup
A 1‑0 win over Kyzyltash, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Match19 Aug 2026
Volgar strike at the death to beat Kyzyltash
There were 85 minutes on the clock and Kyzyltash had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Volgar did not stop to explain themselves.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Vladislav Adaev was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 28. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Danil Anosov, 21, steals the show — 7.83
Marked 7.83 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market24 Aug 2026
Dmitry Ivanov asks to leave Volgar
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Vyacheslav Krotov in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Volgar this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
One of their own: Danil Anosov
He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Mikhail Strelnik in the eights
A performance of 8.10 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Dmitry Koverov gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout The form table has caught Kirill Volkov
- The dugout Vyacheslav Krotov left out for tactical reasons at Volgar