Euro 2012 qualifiers review:Russia and Slovakia followed the Republic of Ireland's lead and registered wins over Group B minnows in the opening round of Euro 2012 qualifiers.
Russia were first to move to three points and marginally ahead of Giovanni Trapattoni's men, thanks to two goals from Pavel Pogrebnyak in Andorra.
He fired the visitors ahead in the 14th minute, calmly slotting past Andorra keeper Josep Gomes from close range after a fine feed by Russia captain Andrei Arshavin.
The VfB Stuttgart striker added a second with a 65th-minute penalty after a foul on Russia substitute Alan Dzagoyev.
Slovakia were a touch more fortunate and needed to wait until the 91st minute for Filip Holosko to provide the winner. Turkeycruised to a 3-0 victory in their Euro 2012 Group A qualifier in Kazakhstan.
Two goals in three minutes from Arda Turan and Hamit Altintop had them in control midway through the first half, and Nihat Kahveci made sure of the three points 14 minutes from time.
With Guus Hiddink in charge for the first time, Turkey looked assured as they overpowered their hosts.
Turkey needed little time to take control of the game, and had already gone close a couple of times before Turan put them in front in the 24th minute with a close-range strike.
Two minutes later, Altintop all but ended the game as a contest as he volleyed home.
Were it not for wayward shooting, Turkey might have added more but they would get a third late on when Turan's long pass found Kahveci and he rounded the goalkeeper before slotting home.
Serbiakicked off with a routine 3-0 victory over Brian Kerr's Faroe Islandsin Group C.
Danko Lazovic set the visitors on their way after 13 minutes and when captain Dejan Stankovic doubled their advantage five minutes later it looked like Brian Kerr's hosts could be in for a torrid evening.
But Gunnar Nielsen, on loan at Tranmere from Manchester City, was beaten just once more - by Birmingham new boy Nikola Zigic in the 90th minute.
Moldovatook full advantage of Finlandcaptain Sami Hyypia's first-half dismissal to a 2-0 claim victory in their Group E qualifying match at Stadionul Zimbru in Chisinau.
Bayer Leverkusen defender Hyypia was sent off after 36 minutes and Moldova made their visitors pay for their numerical disadvantage in the second half.
Substitute Alexandru Suvorov struck the opener after 69 minutes before Anatolie Doros added a second after 74 minutes to complete the victory