Mashal U20

24 Aug 2026
Monday
Process
3 Edition

The Mashal Sentinel

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Mashal bow out of the cup

Lokomotiv go through and Mashal go home, 0‑2 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

The terraces

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 7 of the 35 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Market

Suhrobjon Parmonqulov is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Mashal is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Tempers go at Mashal

Raphael Ayagwa 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.

Market

Roman Khadjiev moves on

Nasaf pay $94.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Sardor Abduraimov

Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Match

Mashal come up short against Sogdiana

Sogdiana left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Sherzod Fayziyev gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Player ratings

Sherzod Fayziyev gives it away

There was no pressure on him and nowhere he had to be. Mashal lost a goal to a decision that took half a second and will be discussed all week.

In brief

Back issues
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The Mashal Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Only the photograph left for Vohidjon Oqbo'tayev

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Vohidjon Oqbo'tayev will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Mashal the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Squad

Tempers go at Mashal

Raphael Ayagwa 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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Mashal against Nasaf

1‑3 to Nasaf, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

No hiding place for Humoyun Murtozaev

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Humoyun Murtozaev, and the manager let it.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Shohnazar Norbekov

Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Market

36 months and counting on Sardor Abduraimov

Still no offer on the table, and Sardor Abduraimov’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.

Market

Talks stall between Mashal and Dostonbek To'xtaboyev

“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.

Market

Zafarbek Akramov is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Mashal has been clear about where Zafarbek Akramov stands, which is more than many ever get.

Player ratings

Humoyun Murtozaev leaves them behind him

Shots: 8. Goals: none. The chances were there and they were good ones, and they went into the stand, the goalkeeper's arms and the side netting in roughly that order.

In brief

1 Edition

The Mashal Sentinel

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Market

Vlatko Stojanovski hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mashal can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Mashal turn down Akzhaiyk for Javohir Abdualimov

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Raphael Ayagwa signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Raphael Ayagwa commits to Mashal for another 4 years.

Squad

Raphael Ayagwa 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 Mashal this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Sardor Abduraimov

Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Match

Mashal get the job done against Metallurg

A 1‑0 win over Metallurg, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Player ratings

Vlatko Stojanovski in the eights

A performance of 8.38 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Islom Sharipov

“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.

Market

Talks stall between Mashal and Shohnazar Norbekov

“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