The Akzhaiyk Sentinel
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 12 of the 31 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Yeldos Abiken keeps Akzhaiyk in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market3 Aug 2026
Serikzhan Orazov hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Akzhaiyk can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
A chastening introduction for Islambek Beysebekov — 5.38
It is a hard way to meet a crowd. Marked 5.38 on the day he was handed the shirt, and the important thing now is what the next one looks like.
Match1 Aug 2026
Islambek Islamkhan’s goal not enough for Akzhaiyk
Islambek Islamkhan scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Shakhter, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Yerkebulan Tagybergen 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Akzhaiyk
Aibol Abiken 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.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Islambek Islamkhan runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad3 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Yeldos Kuat
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Market Yeldos Beysebekov is free to find somewhere else
- Player ratings Marat Beysebekov never got going
- Player ratings An afternoon Dauren Vorogovskiy will want back