The Rodina Sentinel
Match22 Nov 2028
The small margins put Rodina out
Out, 2‑3 to Nizhniy Novgorod, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Match27 Nov 2028
Rodina are in among the leaders
Position 3 and 33 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.
The dugout27 Nov 2028
Daniel Svintsov keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Rodina may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad27 Nov 2028
A falling-out at Rodina
Dmitry Markitesov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings27 Nov 2028
Symeon Solomou ran the middle of the pitch — 6.96
He won it back and then made something of it, which is two jobs and the reason the scoreline looks the way it does. 11 combined actions and a mark of 6.96, and not one of them will make a highlights package.
Match27 Nov 2028
The half-term report on Rodina
Position 3, 33 points, and every result so far reduced to one line. The second half of the season starts with the same squad and a different set of expectations.
Squad27 Nov 2028
A mistake Vadim Uljanov will not forget
Goalkeepers do not get to make mistakes; they get to make goals. He made one, he knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
The dugout27 Nov 2028
The manager makes an example of Sebastián Arce
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout27 Nov 2028
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Gleb Bondarenko was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Rodina dressing room was either.
In brief
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for German Onugkha
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov
- Match Point won or two lost for Rodina?