The Epicentr Sentinel
Squad15 Feb 2027
Oleh Bilyk keeps Epicentr in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market15 Feb 2027
Epicentr sign Jordan for $4.7M
The paperwork is done: Jordan joins from Zorya in a deal worth $4.7M. Now comes the harder part.
Match13 Feb 2027
No end in sight to Epicentr's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Epicentr has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Ruan 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 Epicentr this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces15 Feb 2027
Epicentr spend $4.7M on the signing the town wanted
It is the rarest sequence in football: supporters ask for something, and the club goes and does it. $4.7M for Jordan, and for one week nobody is complaining about anything.
Match13 Feb 2027
Epicentr cannot find the net
3 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Transfer targets15 Feb 2027
Obolon tell Epicentr: Oleksii Sydorov 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.
Match13 Feb 2027
Dynamo Kyiv take the points off Epicentr
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of Vladyslav Moroz
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Epicentr
- Squad Maksym Havura stays put
- The dugout The manager’s verdict