The Oleksandriya Sentinel
Squad24 Jan 2028
A one-man rearguard from Viktor Dolhyi
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
No sign of nerves from Viktor Tsukanov at 21 — 7.80
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Viktor Tsukanov did not need any: 7.80, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Denys Shostak keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Oleksandriya may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match22 Jan 2028
The wait goes on for Oleksandriya
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Mauro Rodrigues 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 Oleksandriya this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces24 Jan 2028
The crowd has taken to Viktor Tsukanov
At 21 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.
In brief
- Squad Artur Stirus signs on for more
- Loan watch Serhiy Lunyov has seen enough of Rukh
- Match Oleksandriya share the spoils with LNZ
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Mauro Rodrigues