The Veles Post
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Up for the corner, and Dmitry Sergeev delivers — 7.75
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Dmitry Sergeev scored, was marked 7.75, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
Veles close the window on a squad of their own making
12 in and 0 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Match12 Sep 2026
4 matches without a win for Veles
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Veles are no longer polite ones.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Dmitry Sadov 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 Veles this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
Artem Yegorov will join Veles for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Artem Yegorov has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Veles have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Mohamed Al-Wafi
“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.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Ninety minutes of Zakhar Tarasenko at his very best
Marked 8.30. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Veles.
Match12 Sep 2026
Veles caught on 94 minutes
The board was up, the win was priced in, and then Volgar scored. There is no worse minute to concede in and the ground emptied in the silence that follows one.
Match12 Sep 2026
Veles share the spoils with Volgar
A 2‑2 draw with Volgar leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Kirill Korolkov
- Squad No place for Jasurbek Mahmudjonov in the new shape
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Maksim Zotkin on the draw