Two goals from Cian Dillon helped Ireland Men’s Under-19s to a 3-1 win  over Kazakhstan in the Slovenia Nations Cup.

St Patrick Athletic’s Luke Kehir, a late call-up to the Irish squad, gave Tom Mohan’s team the lead after seven minutes when he effort was adjudged to have crossed the line. Harry McGlinchey supplying the cross for the Irish opener.

And four minutes later Shamrock Rovers’ Dillon made it 2-0. Kaylem Harnett’s cross was met by Ryan Kelly, he hit the post with a header and it fell to Dillon to chest home to double the lead.

Kazakhstan struck back through Ayan Baidavletov on the half-hour mark as they put up a fight to the Irish team.

But 10 minutes into the second half the game was over as Dillon struck his second of the contest and his third goal in two international appearances.

A ball over the top was held up by Aaron McLaughlin, he laid it off to Dillon who lobbed the advancing keeper for 3-1.

Next up for Ireland is Slovenia on Tuesday morning as they look to end their September camp on a high.

Ireland: O’Shea, Harnett (Grante, 60), McCarthy, Osagie (Turley, 70), McGlinchey, Devaney (McGrath, 75), Kelly (Cory O’Sullivan, 70), J. O’Sullivan (Ashbee, 70), Kehir (Razi, 70) McLaughlin (Akachukwu, 75), Dillon (Patton, 70)

Kazakhstan: Aliakbar, Gaziiyev, Saidov, Israilov, Kurbanov, Yerlan, Moldakhmet, Zhankhayev, Baidavletov, Iliyas, Bagdat.