Cameroon were held to a draw by Russia as both sides fielded weakened teams in an international friendly in the Austrian city of Salzburg.

Russia dominated the game but it was Cameroon who came closest to scoring.

Head tried Defender Aurélien Chedjou hit the post after 79 minutes with goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev beaten.

Striker Pavel Pogrebnyak failed to give Russia an early lead as the goalkeeper Guy N'dy Assembe pushed his low shot wide.

Russia Dick Advocaat left Tottenham before Roman Pavlyuchenko, who scored a hat trick in the 3-1 win over Armenia on Saturday, on the bench while Cameroon was not a victim of the recent injuries song Alex.