Askhat Postnikov

Striker - Aktobe
26 Apr 2027
Monday
Process

Marked for Askhat Postnikov

34 Edition

The Akzhaiyk Sentinel

22 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Nowhere to hide for Akzhaiyk

0‑3 against Atyrau, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.

Squad

Tempers go at Akzhaiyk

Amine Talal 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.

Squad

Gafurzhan Akhmetov signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Gafurzhan Akhmetov and Akzhaiyk agree another 3 years.

Squad

Words at Akzhaiyk training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marat Beysebekov 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.

Squad

Marat Beysebekov 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.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Akzhaiyk dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

Loan watch

Askhat Postnikov counts the days

“I watch every Akzhaiyk game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Aktobe runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Nūrbergen Nūrbol

Successful dribbles: 12. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Player ratings

An afternoon Nurali Abiken will want back

Marked 5.38. Nothing he attempted worked and by the hour mark he had stopped attempting much, which is the part a manager notices rather than the mistakes.

In brief

Back issues
28 Edition

The Aktobe Courier

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Aktobe say no — this time

The offer from Taraz for Talğat Kusiapov 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.

Market

Akzhaiyk expected to open talks for Artur Shushenachev

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Aktobe will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad

Alexandr Zarutskii has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Aktobe will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

In brief

27 Edition

The Aktobe Courier

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

A season on the outside for Askhat Postnikov

He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Aktobe has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.

Market

Aktobe borrow Askhat Postnikov

A season-long look at somebody else’s player: Askhat Postnikov arrives from Akzhaiyk with something to prove and a return ticket in the drawer. Good loans make everybody richer; this one starts Saturday.

Squad

Askhat Postnikov has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Askhat Postnikov keeps the shirt for now, at Aktobe's convenience rather than his own.

In brief

27 Edition

The Akzhaiyk Sentinel

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Tempers go at Akzhaiyk

Masaki Okino 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.

Squad

Aibol Abiken signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Aibol Abiken and Akzhaiyk agree another 4 years.

Market

Timur Nuserbayev is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Akzhaiyk has been clear about where Timur Nuserbayev stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief