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(CNN) -- Russia recorded a 2-1 win in their Euro 2008 warm-up match with Serbia played in the German town of Burghausen on Wednesday.
UEFA Cup winners Zenit St Petersburg's forward Pavel Pogrebnyak and Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko scored one apiece for Russia, while Hertha Berlin striker Marko Pantelic was on target for Serbia.
Both opponents looked slightly rusty from the start, producing a catalogue of unforced errors in the opening 10 minutes.
But in the 12th minute Russia took a 1-0 lead through Pogrebnyak, who fired home a long-range free-kick, with the ball flying in off the left-hand post.
Six minutes later Pantelic missed a clear chance to equalize, heading over the crossbar from six meters from Dejan Milovanovic's free-kick.
Russia dominated play, but Serbia levelled five minutes before the break when Pantelic netted from close range following a mix-up in the Russian defense.
However, three minutes after the restart Pavlyuchenko made it 2-1, firing in from seven meters following a short Dmitry Sychev cross from the left.
Guus Hiddink's Russia open their Euro 2008 campaign against Spain on June 10 followed by holders Greece (June 14) and Sweden (June 18) in the group stage.
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