The Neftekhimik Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Neftekhimik lose Islam Mashukov
42 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Marat Sitdikov 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 Neftekhimik this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Neftekhimik rebuffed over Ilja Gruznov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Khimik have kept their man, and Neftekhimik go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match8 Aug 2026
Ural take the points off Neftekhimik
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
Neftekhimik promote Vyacheslav Pereverzev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vyacheslav Pereverzev 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
Gennady Kartashov steps up from the Neftekhimik academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gennady Kartashov 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Kirill Dubrovin steps up from the Neftekhimik academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kirill Dubrovin 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Neftekhimik promote Lev Skvortsov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lev Skvortsov 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Andrey Golubev
“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
- The dugout Daniil Nazarov faces the questions
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Neftekhimik
- Looking ahead Neftekhimik take on the side everybody is chasing