The Irkutsk Courier
Market3 Aug 2026
Irkutsk say no — this time
The offer from Druzhba for Danila Molodnyakov was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Dmitry Pytlev signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Dmitry Pytlev commits to Irkutsk for another 1 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Irkutsk
Dmitry Pytlev 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.
Match1 Aug 2026
Ivan Yakovlev sends Irkutsk past Cherepovets
It finished 2‑0, and it was Ivan Yakovlev’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Irkutsk.
Market3 Aug 2026
Irkutsk and Yegor Perevoznikov are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Irkutsk ask about Semyon Abramov
A loan enquiry to Salyut: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
A loan move for Evgeny Kovalevskiy is in the works
Irkutsk have made the call to Kuban. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Zakhar Kharlamov has his say
“We earned that. I asked them for a reaction and I got one, and now I want the same again on Saturday.” Zakhar Kharlamov on a 2‑0 afternoon that pleased him more than he was prepared to show.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Yegor Perevoznikov knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Irkutsk, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Player ratings Daniil Kankharey runs at them all day
- Market No place for Daniil Kankharey in the plan
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Danila Molodnyakov