First, a lunging Taiseer Aljassam just failed to connect with Mohammed Alsahlawi's cross and then Salman Alfaraj headed over from a set piece.

But Saudi Arabia's resurgence proved fleeting. Russia retook the initiative and went close to scoring again when Almuaiouf fumbled a tame shot from Zobnin before the ball was cleared away.

Zobnin was involved once more as Russia made it 3-0. After a combination of short passes on the right, the Spartak Moscow midfielder delivered a precise cross to Dzyuba, who headed in just moments after replacing Smolov.

But the best was yet to come as far as the hosts were concerned. Cheryshev provided the highlight of the match by showing sublime control before striking the ball with the outside of his left boot and sending it into the top right corner.

Golovin completed the rout in the last minute of injury time by curling a free kick around the Saudi Arabia wall.

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