Russia’s 4-1 thrashing of the Czech Republic at Euro 2012 came easily, striker Roman Pavlyuchenko said on Saturday.u00a0Pavlyuchenko made an immediate impact after replacing the misfiring Alexander Kerzhakov on 73 minutes, setting up Alan Dzagoev for Russia’s third and adding the fourth himself with a spectacular strike from the edge of the area.

Russian forward Roman Pavlyuchenko celebrates after scoring a goal against Czech Republic on Friday. Pic/AFP