The Kvant Post
Match8 Aug 2026
A hiding for Kvant
Beaten 0‑5 by Ryazan, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nikita Baranov hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Kvant can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vitaly Yakovlev keeps Kvant in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vitaly Yakovlev 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 Kvant this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Denis Dudko steps up from the Kvant academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Denis Dudko 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 Aleksei Romanov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aleksei Romanov 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
Kvant promote Tikhon Pavlyuchenko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tikhon Pavlyuchenko 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Maxim Timchenko
“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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Kvant dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Player ratings Victor Drăgoi's mistake decides it
- Squad Victor Drăgoi is still paying for one afternoon at Kvant
- Player ratings Denis Dudko runs at them all day