A hat-trick from Ciaran Daly helped the Ireland Men's Under-17s to a 5-0 victory over Estonia in the first of three UEFA European Men's Under-17 Championship Round 1 Qualifiers.

The aim is to make it all the way to the Finals Tournament in Latvia and this was a positive first step on that journey with a deserved victory in the Helsingør Stadion in Denmark.

Shamrock Rovers midfielder Daly opened the scoring by converting a penalty on 27 minutes and he added two more goals to complete the hat-trick.

Galway United's Ronan Keating and Shamrock Rovers ace Corey Fay added further goals to seal the win and give Ireland three points in their first Group 1 game.

Ireland: Charlie McGarvey; Christian Kroman, Maxim Afonin (Joe McKeon 74), Jayden Marshall, Charlie Nolan; Josh O'Dwyer (Rhys Williams 74), Ciaran Daly, Bobby Zeller (Cillian Phillips 82); Ben Lyne (Sheikhan Aljabir 74), Ronan Keating (Jamie O'Donnell 79), Corey Fay.

Goalscorers: Ciaran Daly 27 pen, 58, 65 pen, Ronan Keating 67, Corey Fay 71.

International Lead Coach: Keith O'Halloran.

UEFA European MU17 Championship Round 1 Qualifiers – Group 1
Wednesday, November 11th | Ireland MU17 5-0 Estonia MU17
Saturday, November 14th | Ireland MU17 v Cymru MU17 | Helsingør Stadion | KO 11:00
Tuesday, November 17th | Denmark MU19 v Ireland MU19 | Brøndby Stadion | KO 14:00