The Lida Chronicle
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Maxim Katsynel, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 7.65
A mark of 7.65 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vladislav Vasilyuchek signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Vladislav Vasilyuchek and Lida agree another 2 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Lida
Alexey Legchilin and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Lida agree a free transfer for Makar Suschiy
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Nikita Vekhtev
Lida asked and Vitebsk said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lida promote Stanislau Malevich from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stanislau Malevich 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
Andrei Noyok steps up from the Lida academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrei Noyok 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
Ivan Balanovich steps up from the Lida academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Balanovich 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
Lida promote Andrei Kislyak from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andrei Kislyak 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.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Alexey Legchilin
- Match Dmitriy Vashkevich the difference as Lida beat Orsha
- Squad Vladislav Vasilyuchek has outgrown this division