The Rukh Sentinel
Boardroom6 Jan 2031
Rukh spell it out for Mykhailo Burda
The board’s statement ran to three sentences and one of them mentioned results. Mykhailo Burda has managed long enough to translate: win soon, or the next statement is shorter.
Match4 Jan 2031
No end in sight to Rukh's wait for a win
7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Rukh has to find a result from somewhere.
The dugout6 Jan 2031
Eduard Zinchenko keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Rukh may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad6 Jan 2031
Tempers go at Rukh
Artem Kozak was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings6 Jan 2031
The afternoon belonged to Oleksandr Nazarenko
A mark of 7.65, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
Squad6 Jan 2031
Stanislav Sudakov named in the team of the month
A month is long enough that nobody gets in by accident. Stanislav Sudakov is in the division's best eleven for it, which is a quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
Match4 Jan 2031
Bohdan Kyrykovych rescues a point for Rukh
It needed Bohdan Kyrykovych to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Kryvbas, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.
Squad6 Jan 2031
A step back for Mats Hammerich at Rukh
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
The dugout6 Jan 2031
Mykhailo Burda: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
In brief
- The dugout Bohdan Kyrykovych asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Mats Hammerich
- Looking ahead A reunion for Oleksandr Nazarenko