1 Barba, 2 Barba, 3 Barbarouses

Yeah Vandinho is a very good forward so it's going to be good for Kosta to play with guys of his quality

Facebook tells me that Kosta scored on debut for Alania overnight.

Indeed he did!!
http://www.soccerway.com/teams/russia/fc-alaniya-vladikavkaz/

Scoring on debut is always good.... fans will instantly love him now

I like his choice of number as well. Wouldn't be an acceptable choice in the Premier League but looks class everywhere else in Europe.

#77

Punch on Kosta, Punch on.

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/211510,kiwi-Kostas-dream-debut.aspx

great news for him, go Kosta

Fantastic for Kosta! Well done that man.

Link to pic of him scoring..www.fc-alania.ru/media/photo/143#

counting left to right, photo # 14


match report translation  (interesting!)

post match interview with Kosta transcript
RedGed2011-08-10 16:29:34

Thanks for that RedGed.

Here's video highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf7PUkHu6MI

Was a good finish indeed. Encouraging to see that he started (and finished) the match. Also interesting to see that he was paired with another debutant up front. Hopefully they get promoted so he can play against the likes of CSKA, Zenit, Dynamo, Rubin etc. Definately not a bad league to be in! Fingers crossed.

Well done to Kosta. Shame he didn't fit into our style of play though...

I remember Paul Ifill saying in his first Nix season that he thought the two kiwi youngsters Kosta and Marco had the potential to play in Europe....maybe not Premier league but certainly at a reasonable leve3l. He rated their talent. at the time I thought he was just "pissing in our pockets". But his analysis was bang on. If things go well for Kostas new team he could be playing Div 1 in Russia next season. As for Marco...watch this space. He probably is technically a better player than Kosta

love the translation "threw the bomb at the gate"

which i guess means "took a shot"

so, if Vuko was still with us we could shout "throw the bomb"

at least until we were arrested for offences under the terrorism act

let alone what happened to the other new players...:

"other recruits - Soslan Dzhioyev, exiled, and Michael Takazov Bakaev left in stock." !

Kosta better tread carefully...

Top of the table clash this weekend. Come on Kosta! Two from two!

Russians seem to be very positive about our Kosta: They've been excitedly posting footage of him playing for Brisbane on YouTube since rumours of him signing for Alania surfaced last month. Although to be fair, the more high-profile signing has been that of El Salvador's biggest star Rodolfo Zelaya, which has provoked much interest in Alania from El Salvadoran fans on YouTube etc. (tens of thousands of views). Nice that Kosta stole Zelaya's thunder in what was heavily touted as Zelaya's debut!!!

Alania won the top of table clash 1 zip. Kosta subbed at half time.

Alania lost 3-0 to Besiktas this morning in the Europa League in Turkey.

Kosta on as a 53rd min sub Big Pete 652011-08-19 13:10:23

Russian TV interview with Kosta  and footage of him training before the Besiktas Europa League game broadcast two days ago: Big Pete 652011-08-20 13:06:32

Current Russian First Division table (Alania 3 points clear) and Alania season scorers to date (Kosta off the mark already): Big Pete 652011-08-20 13:04:22

Got hammered 3-0 by Siberia Novosibirsk in Siberia. Big Pete 652011-08-24 13:14:16

Alania beat Besiktas 2-0 this morning in the seond leg of their Europa League qualifier but still went out 2-3 on goal difference.

Just lost at home to Shinnik. Still top with a game in hand. No match reports out yet and no line-ups on Soccerway so not sure if Kosta played any part or not.

Sorry, came on at half time.

http://translate.google.co.nz/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.fc-alania.ru/&ei=nVtcTr-QI9SNsAL5ztAs&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEAQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DALANIA%2Bvladikavkaz%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26pwst%3D1%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D653%26prmd%3Divnsm

Scored the winner today for Alania. 2-1 v Dinamo Briansk. Top stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6jicw0e934&feature=player_embedded

dam that link dont work now, but good on him, seems to like getting the winner, got the winner last time e scored to if irc

Yeah, annoying that. From memory it goes roughly like this: slightly speculative diagonal long ball into the pen area results in three defenders rushing an Alania forward, who lays off a nice square pass to an unmarked Kosta which he controls and from about 10 yards fires low through the keeper's legs.

Kosta started and was subbed in the 59th minute in Alaniya's win today against Volgar-Gazprom. The goals weren't scored by the other strikers though which is good for Kosta. Looks as though a midfielder and a central defender scored the goals for Alaniya.

From this translation he missed a fat chance.


At the end of the first half of the match "Alania" provides an excellent trehhodovku. Hubulov, Barbarouses and Gabulov in touch played an elegant combination. Unfortunately, the goal has not turned the handsome - shot the captain came close to the pole.
Fat chance presented itself Barbarousesu: Gigolaev issued an ideal transfer into the goalkeeper, striker punched at close range, but the goalkeeper saved the reaction of Astrakhan.

Alaniya just drew 0-0 away with 4th placed Ural. Alaniya are now 2nd on the table, although they have played one less game than the teams around them. There goes the comfortable lead they had a couple of weeks ago.

Kosta started and was subbed off in the 54th.

They lost 1 zip on friday and he didn't get on. Yet looking at the goal scoring records of the strikers who did play and you gotta wonder! Dreadful. Kosta's 2 goals in 7 games (4 starts) looks prolific by comparison.