The Kvant Post
Match8 Aug 2026
Artemy Ositsin leads the rout of Ryazan
3‑0, and Artemy Ositsin took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Kvant tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Musa Saifutdinov at 20 — 7.99
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Musa Saifutdinov did not need any: 7.99, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Kvant
Alexey Naidenov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Mark Polushin
Kvant asked and Astrakhan said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Nikita Baranov
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rodion Borisov steps up from the Kvant academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rodion Borisov 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
Ilya Vinogradov steps up from the Kvant academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ilya Vinogradov 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
Evgeny Aristov steps up from the Kvant academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Evgeny Aristov 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
Kvant promote Aleksandr Stolyarov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aleksandr Stolyarov 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
- Player ratings Nikita Baranov in the eights
- The dugout No hiding place for Mikhail Sentyurin
- Squad 7 new faces, and Kvant are still learning each other