The Irtysh Chronicle
Match19 Aug 2026
Juan Pablo Curvino sends Irtysh through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Juan Pablo Curvino obliged against Zvezda. 3‑1 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Irtysh.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Juan Pablo Curvino takes the match ball home
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Alexandr Smirnov 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 Irtysh this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Irtysh training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Juan Pablo Curvino is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Irtysh supporters have found a favourite in Juan Pablo Curvino
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Juan Pablo Curvino 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.
Match22 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Irtysh against Kaluga
0‑1 to Kaluga, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Squad The manager makes an example of Artemy Maleev
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Gabriel Leiva
- Player ratings Vsevolod Pyankov turns it into his own net
- Market The Yury Bavin story refuses to die