Robbie Keane clipped the bar early on but Alexander Kerzhakov hammered Russia ahead in the eighth minute.

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But the Brazilian's spot-kick was saved and Alexander Kerzhakov levelled before the break, after which Daniel Alves put Sevilla ahead with a free-kick.

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Inevitably Russia got their slick passing game going and Alexander Kerzhakov played a one-two before tumbling theatrically in the Wales area after running into Collins.

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Buoyed by the goal, the Russians began to find acres of space in the Irish half and goal-scorer Kerzhakov then tested Given with another fierce shot.

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But Russia could have added to their lead before the interval as Sean St Ledger's intervention prevented Kerzhakov pulling the trigger and Arshavin fired wide in injury-time.

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England suffered an anxious moment after 11 minutes when Aleksandr Kerzhakov tumbled under a challenge from Joe Cole but Spanish referee Luis Medina Cantalejo rightly ignored their penalty claims.

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Given spilled Andrey Arshavin's free-kick and Sergei Ignashevich's overhead kick back into the danger zone was hammered to the net by Kerzhakov, who had given Glenn Whelan the slip.

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First the Wolves stopper had to be alert when Danny Gabbidon nearly diverted an Arshavin cross into his own net, then Hennessey flung himself left to turn a Kerzhakov shot round the post.

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