The Uni-X Labs Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
Vladimir Popov leads the rout of Niva
3‑0, and Vladimir Popov took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Uni-X Labs tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Nikolay Mirskiy at 20 — 7.71
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Nikolay Mirskiy did not need any: 7.71, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Vintage Egor Semenov — 8.30
At 38 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.30, and nobody on the pitch better.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matvey Svidinskiy 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 Uni-X Labs this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Uni-X Labs agree a free transfer for Nazar Kurak
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Uni-X Labs supporters have found a favourite in Nikolay Mirskiy
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Nikolay Mirskiy 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Yahor Bykau joins the Uni-X Labs first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Yahor Bykau 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: Raman Chalavach joins the Uni-X Labs first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Raman Chalavach 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
Uni-X Labs promote Anton Malevich from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anton Malevich 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.
In brief
- Market Eduard Savitski steps up from the Uni-X Labs academy
- The dugout Dmitriy Khalimonchikov gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Dmitriy Khalimonchikov beats them one at a time