The Irtysh Herald
Match12 Aug 2026
Irtysh through in the cup
A 1‑0 win over Okzhetpes, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Market17 Aug 2026
Irtysh say no — this time
The offer from Okzhetpes for Samat Kuat was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Saeid Aghaei 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 Irtysh this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Irtysh training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Khalid Butti 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
This league is too small for Saeid Aghaei
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Irtysh will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Aibol Islamkhan stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Aibol Islamkhan and Irtysh agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ordabasy Nuserbayev
Successful dribbles: 10. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market17 Aug 2026
Irtysh borrow Talğat Kusiapov
A season-long look at somebody else’s player: Talğat Kusiapov arrives from Aktobe with something to prove and a return ticket in the drawer. Good loans make everybody richer; this one starts Saturday.
Market17 Aug 2026
Irtysh pick up Saeid Aghaei for nothing
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Saeid Aghaei arrives at Irtysh with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
In brief
- Market The shop window has Yerkebulan Kuat in it
- The terraces The press have found their man in Gafurzhan Kuat