TOMSK (Interstat) — KDV Tomsk scored twice in the second half and defeated Akron Togliatti II 3-1 in a football match on Sunday, using an early goal and a late finish to secure the result at home. The home side took the lead almost immediately, answered the visitors’ only goal and then closed out the match with another goal in the final minutes. The victory gave KDV Tomsk three goals and kept Akron Togliatti II to one.

Maksim Palienko gave KDV Tomsk the lead in the first minute. Akron Togliatti II answered when Aleksandr Morozov scored in the 53rd minute, leveling the match at 1-1. Daniil Kondrakov put KDV Tomsk back in front in the 62nd minute, and Arseniy Lomtev completed the scoring in the 87th minute. KDV Tomsk led 1-0 after Palienko’s early goal and held that advantage until Morozov’s second-half finish. Kondrakov restored the home side’s lead nine minutes after the equalizer, and Lomtev added the final goal 25 minutes later. The home team’s three goals came from Palienko, Kondrakov and Lomtev, while Akron Togliatti II’s goal came from Morozov.

Morozov’s statline for Akron Togliatti II was one goal in 90 minutes. Palienko’s statline for KDV Tomsk was one goal in 90 minutes. Kondrakov’s statline for KDV Tomsk was one goal in 90 minutes. Lomtev’s statline for KDV Tomsk was one goal in 90 minutes.

Akron Togliatti II’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins and 1 loss, and its record across all competitions is also 3 wins and 1 loss. KDV Tomsk’s season record in this competition is now 2 wins and 2 losses, and its record across all competitions is also 2 wins and 2 losses.

Akron Togliatti II entered the match after a 4-3 win over Khimik, a 3-2 win at Krylya Sovetov Samara II and a 2-0 win over Dynamo Barnaul. KDV Tomsk entered after a 3-2 win at Pobeda Nizhniy Novgorod, a 1-0 home loss to Dynamo Barnaul and a 2-0 home loss to Khimik. Akron Togliatti II had won each of its previous three matches in this competition, while KDV Tomsk had won one of its previous three. Akron Togliatti II’s previous three wins came in this competition and across all competitions. KDV Tomsk’s previous three results included one win and two losses in this competition and across all competitions.

KDV Tomsk’s first-minute goal set the tone for a match that remained 1-0 until the 53rd minute. Morozov’s goal for Akron Togliatti II brought the visitors level, but KDV Tomsk regained the lead through Kondrakov in the 62nd minute. The home side then held Akron Togliatti II without another goal and added insurance when Lomtev scored in the 87th minute. The sequence left Akron Togliatti II with one goal and KDV Tomsk with three. KDV Tomsk held a 1-0 lead at halftime and added two second-half goals after the visitors leveled the match.

The result gave KDV Tomsk its second win in the competition and its second win across all competitions. Akron Togliatti II’s record in the competition and across all competitions is now 3 wins and 1 loss after the match. KDV Tomsk’s home victory followed its 3-2 win at Pobeda Nizhniy Novgorod in its previous match. Akron Togliatti II’s previous win had been a 4-3 result over Khimik. KDV Tomsk’s record in the competition and across all competitions is now 2 wins and 2 losses. The match was KDV Tomsk’s fourth in the competition and Akron Togliatti II’s fourth in the competition.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Akron Togliatti II 3, KDV Tomsk 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected KDV Tomsk with a 55.4 percent probability to win.