FK Rostov routs Akron Togliatti 6‑1 behind Shantaliy
ROSTOV-ON-DON (Interstat) — FK Rostov scored four times before halftime and rolled past Akron Togliatti 6-1 on Wednesday in a Russian league match. Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 6th minute, Daniil Shantaliy added a goal in the 16th, David Semenchuk struck in the 22nd and Ivan Komarov made it 4-0 in the 46th. Danila Prokhin scored in the 48th before Arseny Dmitriev pulled one back for Akron in the 53rd. Olakunle Olusegun closed the scoring in stoppage time. Shantaliy finished with one goal and one assist, while Timur Suleymanov also recorded an assist. Semenchuk, Komarov, Ronaldo, Prokhin and Olusegun each scored once for Rostov. Dmitriev scored Akron’s goal. Bardybakhin V. received a yellow card in the 73rd minute. The result leaves both teams with 1-1 records in the competition. Akron is 2-3-1 across all competitions, and Rostov is 3-2-1. Rostov next visits Dynamo Makhachkala on Nov. 1, while Akron travels to FK Baltika Kaliningrad.