The Obolon Courier
Squad27 Aug 2029
52 days out for Serhii Miakushko after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Obolon will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
The dugout27 Aug 2029
Serhii Miakushko says Obolon went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match25 Aug 2029
4 matches without a win for Obolon
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Obolon are no longer polite ones.
Squad27 Aug 2029
Words at Obolon training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Artem Kulakovskyi 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 dugout27 Aug 2029
No hiding place for Ivan Ordets
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ivan Ordets, and the manager let it.
Market27 Aug 2029
Taras Stepanenko steps up from the Obolon academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Taras Stepanenko 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.
Market27 Aug 2029
One of our own: Kyrylo Harmash joins the Obolon first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kyrylo Harmash is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market27 Aug 2029
One of our own: Kostiantyn Zinchenko joins the Obolon first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kostiantyn Zinchenko is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market27 Aug 2029
Denys Sirenko steps up from the Obolon academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Denys Sirenko 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.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Denys Shostak
- Match Denys Tesliuk answers Veres immediately
- Squad A falling-out at Obolon