ROSTOV-ON-DON (Interstat) — Ivan Komarov scored in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, and FK Rostov beat visiting Akron Togliatti 1-0 on Friday. Akron’s V. Bardybakhin received a yellow card in the 17th, K. Hovhannisyan in the 24th and S. Blagojevic in first-half stoppage time before Komarov’s goal. Akron’s S. Loncar was booked in the 67th, and Rostov’s D. Khlusevich was cautioned in the 84th. Rostov improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-1 overall, while Akron fell to 0-1 in the competition and 0-2 overall. Rostov made substitutions involving T. Suleymanov in the 61st, A. Mironov in the 73rd, V. Melekhin in the 74th, and O. Olusegun and K. Kuchaev in the 85th. Akron made substitutions involving K. Hovhannisyan and Dudu in the 63rd, Benchimol in the 70th, and K. Bistrovic and V. Bardybakhin in the 86th. Akron entered after a 4-0 loss at Krylya Sovetov, while Rostov had lost 3-0 to Krasnodar.