The Zenit Penza Post
Match19 Aug 2026
The cup run ends for Zenit Penza
1‑3 against Sibir, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Yegor Lipaev, 20, steals the show — 7.89
Marked 7.89 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Zenit Penza
Daniil Kashmin and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Door shut on Maxim Danilin
Zenit Penza asked and Rodina said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match22 Aug 2026
Ryazan take the points off Zenit Penza
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Timur Zainullin gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Zenit Penza training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gleb Geikin 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.
Match22 Aug 2026
No time for Ryazan to settle
The goal that put Ryazan ahead was still being replayed on the concourse when Zenit Penza equalised, 3 minutes later. Leads are only worth what you do with them.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Alexei Gordeev: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 1‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
In brief
- Market Zenit Penza sign Maxim Abakumov, one for the future
- Squad Semyon Plotnikov signs on for more
- The dugout Yegory Achinov knocks on the manager’s door