The Arsenal Tula Herald
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Igor Gorbunov
Successful dribbles: 80. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad3 Aug 2026
3 goals for Roman Izotov
The match ball belongs to Roman Izotov, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
Squad3 Aug 2026
3 goals for Alexey Kolyshev
The match ball belongs to Alexey Kolyshev, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Alexey Kolyshev at 21 — 8.11
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Alexey Kolyshev did not need any: 8.11, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Reziuan Mirzov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Reziuan Mirzov commits to Arsenal Tula for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Reziuan Mirzov 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 Arsenal Tula this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Roman Izotov in the eights
A performance of 9.39 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
Arsenal Tula supporters have found a favourite in Alexey Kolyshev
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Alexey Kolyshev 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Arsenal Tula and Reziuan Mirzov
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- Market Nobody at Arsenal Tula has picked up the phone to Miloš Brnović
- Market Ilja Azyavin is free to find somewhere else
- Match Arsenal Tula draw a blank against Volga