The Irtysh Herald
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Irtysh
Samat Beysebekov 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Irtysh training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gleb Antonov is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Askhat Logvinenko gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match1 Aug 2026
Kairat Tymoshchuk rescues a point for Irtysh
It needed Kairat Tymoshchuk to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Ordabasy, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.
Market3 Aug 2026
Baurzhan Tymoshchuk is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Irtysh has been clear about where Baurzhan Tymoshchuk stands, which is more than many ever get.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Samat Beysebekov knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Irtysh, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Player ratings Erbol Vorogovskiy runs at them all day
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Kairat Tymoshchuk
- Player ratings The referee tires of Askhat Logvinenko