Ireland's U21's continued their 100% record in Euro 2025 qualifying with a convincing win over San Marino at Turners Cross.
Jim Crawford's side scored a dramatic late winner to edge out Turkey on Friday but tonight's affair was much more routine as they went joint top of the group with Norway.
Celtic youngster Rocco Vata was the star of the show with a superb brace before Sinclair Armstrong scored the third, just days after being called up to the senior side.
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San Marino are winless in a decade and scoreless in their last 28 matches. Anything but a convincing win would've been a shock.
Tonight's result will have been something of a relief for Crawford given the embarrasing draw with Luxembourg during the previous campaign.
Under fire senior boss Stephen Kenny made the trip to Turners Cross along with his assistant Keith Andrews, and they will have liked what they saw.
QPR forward Armstrong used his superior strength to outmuscle the San Marino defence and send the ball into Vatta who expertly found the net for the first time at U21 level.
Ireland were denied a stonewall penalty before they got their second just before the break. Vata smasjing his shot past the San Marino 'keeper following a short corner.
Crawford's men rounded things off with a third on 66 minutes when an extraordinary blunder saw the ball loop over the oppositions goalkeeper before Armstrong added a final touch for his first U21 goal.
Ireland now have two wins from two as they aim to reach a first ever European Championship qualification.
