The Ireland Men's Under-19s got off to a winning start in their UEFA European Men's Under-19 Championship Round 2 Qualifiers after beating Greece 2-0 in France.

The Group A1 game in Espace Oceane, Plaintel was a tight contest until Shamrock Rovers forward Michael Noonan fired in on 58 minutes.

Ireland played some excellent football when in possession of the ball but their defending - both individually and collectively - was particularly impressive.

Goalkeeper Alex Noonan had to be on full alert throughout and deserved the clean sheet despite a lot of pressure applied by Greece.

Billy O'Neill got Ireland's second goal on 63 minutes after connecting with an assist from Michael Noonan and that goal helped the Boys in Green get the win.

Ireland: Alex Noonan; Ryan Butler (Josh Cullen 46), Oisin McDonagh, Sean Murphy, Finn Sherlock (Ade Solanke 72); Goodness Ogbonna (Rafe McCormack 73), Muhammad Oladiti, Gavin McAteer (Chris Atherton 84); Billy O’Neill, Michael Noonan (Max Kovalevskis  84); Charles Akinrintoyo.

Goalscorers: Michael Noonan 58, Billy O'Neill 63.

International Lead Coach: Noel Hunt.

UEFA European MU19 Championship Round 2 Qualifiers – Group A1
Wednesday, November 11th | Ireland MU19 2-0 Greece MU19
Saturday, November 14th | France MU19 v Ireland MU19 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp | KO 17:00
Tuesday, November 17th | Norway MU19 v Ireland MU19 | Espace Oceane, Plaintel | KO 14:00