The Podillia Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Anton Savin was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 24. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Podillia
Anton Savin was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Davronbek Azizov signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Davronbek Azizov and Podillia agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vladyslav Shapoval falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match8 Aug 2026
Podillia come up short against Chernihiv
Chernihiv left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market10 Aug 2026
Viktor Babenko steps up from the Podillia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Viktor Babenko 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
Vitaliy Karavayev steps up from the Podillia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vitaliy Karavayev 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
One of our own: Kyrylo Makarenko joins the Podillia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kyrylo Makarenko is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Vladyslav Sobol joins the Podillia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Vladyslav Sobol is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Ivan Ponomarenko
- Squad Vladyslav Shapoval has outgrown this division
- The dugout Dmytro Stepanenko faces the questions