The Naftan Gazette
Market31 Aug 2026
Alexey Kharitonovich 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 The request is on a desk at Naftan, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Ruslan Myalkovskiy at 20 — 7.75
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Ruslan Myalkovskiy did not need any: 7.75, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
An offer of $440.0K for Ivan Zenkov
Naftan have gone to Dinamo Brest with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Market31 Aug 2026
Orsha come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Naftan did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Door shut on Zsombor Gruber
Naftan asked and Ferencvaros said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Ruslan Myalkovskiy
At 20 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Match29 Aug 2026
Naftan end the wait against Vitebsk
It had gone 5 games. The players did not celebrate like men who had won a match; they celebrated like men who had been let out of something.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Alexey Kharitonovich
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alexey Kharitonovich, and the manager let it.
Match29 Aug 2026
Ruslan Myalkovskiy the difference as Naftan beat Vitebsk
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Ruslan Myalkovskiy. 1‑0 against Vitebsk, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Squad 13 new faces, and Naftan are still learning each other
- Squad Tempers go at Naftan
- Player ratings Matvey Susha beats them one at a time