The Dinamo Makhachkala 2 Herald
Match22 Aug 2026
Dinamo Makhachkala 2 leave it late against Sochi 2
Ninety minutes of very little, and then everything at once. The winner arrived in the 87th, and Sochi 2 spent what remained of the match appealing to the referee rather than chasing the ball.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
A brace, and Asilder Temirsultanov takes the afternoon — 7.93
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Asilder Temirsultanov provided it, and the 7.93 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Market24 Aug 2026
Alexandr Sandrachuk puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Dinamo Makhachkala 2, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Daniyal Aliev falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Dinamo Makhachkala 2 supporters have found a favourite in Asilder Temirsultanov
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Asilder Temirsultanov 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.
Match22 Aug 2026
Dinamo Makhachkala 2 see off Sochi 2
Three points for Dinamo Makhachkala 2, 2‑0 the final word against Sochi 2 in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad24 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Amin Khachaev
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Amin Khachaev, and the manager let it.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Dinamo Makhachkala 2
Omar Aliev 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Daniyal Aliev dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
In brief
- Player ratings Alexandr Sandrachuk shuts the door
- Player ratings Murad Amirbekov runs at them all day