The Lokomotiv Gomel Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Vadzim Martynovich 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 The request is on a desk at Lokomotiv Gomel, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Uladzislau Palitsevich
There were 7 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Viktar Shikavka again
The phone has started ringing about Viktar Shikavka again, and this time the name on the line is Dinamo Minsk. Lokomotiv Gomel are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Uladzislau Palitsevich signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Uladzislau Palitsevich and Lokomotiv Gomel agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Lokomotiv Gomel
Vadzim Balanovich 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vadzim Martynovich 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Lokomotiv Gomel against Volna Pinsk
0‑2 to Volna Pinsk, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Viktar Shikavka runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vadzim Pavlov told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Vadzim Pavlov has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Lokomotiv Gomel.
In brief
- Market 12 months and counting on Hleb Dragun
- Player ratings Seen enough of Egor Kavalyou