The Irtysh Herald
Match12 Aug 2026
Irtysh bow out of the cup
Okzhetpes go through and Irtysh go home, 0‑2 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Branimir Kalaica due for a Irtysh medical
Everything agreed with Astana, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Bohdan Sarnavskyi
“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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Irtysh
Karim Smykov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Islambek Orazov: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Murodzhon Khalmatov beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 13. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
In brief
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Ruslan Yudenkov
- Squad A first team debut at 14 for Nurali Taykenov
- The dugout Ordabasy Islamkhan knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Questions about Karim Smykov on the training pitch