The Andijon Gazette
Player ratings4 Mar 2030
A brace, and Sayfiddin Sodikov takes the afternoon — 7.83
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Sayfiddin Sodikov provided it, and the 7.83 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad4 Mar 2030
Martin Boakye 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 Andijon this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom4 Mar 2030
9 academy players handed senior numbers at Andijon
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad4 Mar 2030
Words at Andijon training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Humoyunmirzo Iminov 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.
Match2 Mar 2030
Andijon get the job done against Mashal
A 2‑1 win over Mashal, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
The terraces4 Mar 2030
Andijon supporters have found a favourite in Sayfiddin Sodikov
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Sayfiddin Sodikov has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market4 Mar 2030
Jaloliddin Fayzullaev steps up from the Andijon academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jaloliddin Fayzullaev has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market4 Mar 2030
Andijon promote Jasur Nematov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jasur Nematov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market4 Mar 2030
Sardor Akhmedov steps up from the Andijon academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sardor Akhmedov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Andijon promote Eldor Abdullaev from within
- Squad Odilbek Abdumajidov gets it from the manager
- Squad Imeda Ashortia has become a man the manager trusts