The Irtysh Herald
Squad17 Aug 2026
Askhat Tymoshchuk is the hero from the spot
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Askhat Tymoshchuk: 4 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Match12 Aug 2026
Cup progress for Irtysh
A 0‑0 win over Okzhetpes, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Market17 Aug 2026
Irtysh say no — this time
The offer from Tobol for Rostislav Bokov 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
Achraf Lazaar 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
No hiding place for Rostislav Bokov
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rostislav Bokov, and the manager let it.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Irtysh training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kairat Nurgaliev 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
The kick that got away from Serikzhan Abiken
Twelve yards, a goalkeeper guessing, and it still did not go in. He will take the next one, and every soul in the ground will hold their breath.
Market17 Aug 2026
The shop window has Rostislav Bokov in it
Irtysh have let the market know Rostislav Bokov can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
Market17 Aug 2026
Experience through the door at Irtysh
Achraf Lazaar arrives at 34 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
In brief
- Market No place for Islambek Shomko in the plan
- Player ratings Ordabasy Tymoshchuk spends the afternoon fouling
- Player ratings Nurbol Islamkhan runs at them all day