The Nosta Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Maxim Khachatryan stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Maxim Khachatryan and Nosta agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Stanislav Irshev 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 Nosta this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Nosta
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ondřej Sprinz was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Nosta supporters have found a favourite in Maxim Khachatryan
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Maxim Khachatryan 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nosta get the job done against Rubin 2
A 2‑0 win over Rubin 2, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nosta promote Rostislav Dudko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rostislav Dudko 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nosta promote Anatoly Lebedev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anatoly Lebedev 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Rostislav Belyaev joins the Nosta first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rostislav Belyaev is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Aleksandr Grigoryev steps up from the Nosta academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aleksandr Grigoryev 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
- Player ratings Maxim Khachatryan was unplayable
- Squad The formation has left Ondřej Sprinz behind
- Player ratings Danila Boiko was the difference for Nosta