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(CNN) -- Russia have completed their build-up for the Euro 2008 finals with a comfortable 4-1 win over Lithuania in Burghausen, Germany.
Andrei Arshavin celebrates his goal as Russia ended their Euro 2008 build-up with a 4-1 win over Lithuania.
Zenit St Petersburg midfielders Konstantin Zyryanov and Andrei Arshavin along with Spartak Moscow duo Roman Pavlyuchenko and Vladimir Bystrov scored for the Russians after Lithuania had taken a shock lead through Mantas Savenas.
Russia started the better side, but they were shocked when Lithuania took a 24th minute lead when Savenas avoided Russia's offside trap ansd knocked in a rebound after his initial shot had struck the post.
Four minutes later, Zyryanov missed a chance to pull the Russians level as Lithuanian goalkeeper Zidrunas Karcemarskis saved his attempt from close-range.
However, in the 33rd minute Zyryanov levelled, firing into the top left-hand corner from just inside the box.
Robertas Poskus missed a chance to restore Lithuania's lead with less than a minute remaining before the break sending his shot over the crossbar fropm inside the area.
Six minutes after the interval, Arshavin put Russia ahead, knocking in another rebound after Karcemarskis deflected halftime substitute Pavlyuchenko's powerful shot from outside the box.
In the 62nd minute, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov failed to add to the lead when he missed a penalty, sending the ball wide after Sergei Ignashevich was fouled.
But two minutes later Pavlyuchenko made it 3-1 -- firing home from 17 meters --while Bystrov rounded off the scoring with an angled shot with 10 minutes remaining.
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