The Avangard Courier
Match19 Aug 2026
Avangard march on in the cup
Strogino are out and Avangard go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Market24 Aug 2026
Denis Konshin asks to leave Avangard
“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.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Dmitry Rakhmanov
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Avangard have done the hard part with Volga, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Avangard
Thomas Cristallini 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 Aug 2026
Avangard rebuffed over Ruslan Maltsev
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Rodina have kept their man, and Avangard go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
One of their own: Dmitry Polukhin
He is 19 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.
Match22 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Avangard against Torpedo Miass
0‑2 to Torpedo Miass, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Alexey Sukharev
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alexey Sukharev, and the manager let it.
Squad24 Aug 2026
No place for Thomas Cristallini in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Avangard are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
In brief
- Player ratings Yegor Yunusov was unplayable
- Market Talks stall between Avangard and Thomas Cristallini
- Player ratings Bohdan Shmyhelskyi stands above it all