The Dinamo Kirov Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
Andrey Savin keeps Dinamo Kirov in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Evgeny Pesikov
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Vladimir Zadiraka 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 Dinamo Kirov this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Dinamo Kirov supporters have found a favourite in Bilal Akhjadov
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Bilal Akhjadov 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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Bilal Akhjadov sends Dinamo Kirov past Mashuk
It finished 1‑0, and it was Bilal Akhjadov’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Dinamo Kirov.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Artem Arkhipov kept it short after the 1‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The first one for Bilal Akhjadov
Every signing waits for it and every press conference asks about it until it comes. It has come, Dinamo Kirov have their man off the mark, and the second one is always easier.
Looking ahead17 Aug 2026
Ismail Dibirov goes back to face Alania
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Ismail Dibirov’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Dinamo Kirov needing him to play as if none of it matters.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A first senior shirt for Danila Gusyev
Every debut is a small story about the future: Danila Gusyev, 14 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
In brief
- The dugout Vladimir Zadiraka knocks on the manager’s door
- Market The Matvey Martinkevich question follows Dinamo Kirov around
- The dugout No place in the plan for Evgeny Ignatovich