The Salyut Courier
Match19 Sep 2026
Whatever happens, Salyut do not lose
7 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad21 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Salyut
Vladislav Zernaev and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Vadim Shilov 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.
Market21 Sep 2026
Sergey Semak steps up from the Salyut academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergey Semak 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.
Market21 Sep 2026
Vladislav Zabelin steps up from the Salyut academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vladislav Zabelin 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.
Match19 Sep 2026
Maxim Kutovoy the difference as Salyut beat SKA Khabarovsk 2
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Maxim Kutovoy. 1‑0 against SKA Khabarovsk 2, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Nikolay Boyarkin runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
The afternoon belonged to Maxim Kutovoy
A mark of 7.93, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
Loan watch21 Sep 2026
Yury Kudrevaty wants to come home
“I did not go to Legion to sit and watch. I want to come back to Salyut and fight for my place.” 2 appearances in 6 matches say the rest.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Squad David Gagua, 19, is the weekend’s best young player
- Looking ahead A reunion for Alexandr Kanischev