Alan Dzagoev put Russia ahead in the fifth minute and defender Sergei Ignashevich made it 2-0 by scoring off Andrei Arshavin’s free kick in the 26th.
Roman Pavlyuchenko scored his fourth goal in seven matches on the half hour mark before Dzagoev sent Russia into the break with a 4-0 lead.
Denis Glushakov scored his first goal for Russia in the 69th before Diniyar Bilyaletdinov capped the rout by scoring with a low shot from 25 meters (yards) out in the 78th.
Russia finished with 23 points, two points ahead of Ireland which qualified for next month’s Euro 2012 playoff after a 2-1 victory over Armenia in Dublin.
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