U-19 INTERNATIONAL/Republic of Ireland ... 0 Slovakia ... 2: Michal Filo twice punished sloppy defending in this second friendly at Dalymount last night.

In the 24th minute Tim Clancy was left for dead by the run of Juraj Chlebo whose cross Filip Holosko flicked up for Filo to turn well and drill past Tim Ditmer.

On 54 minutes Danny Byrne's clearance went straight to Filo.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Ditmer (Liverpool); Rice (Bohemians), Clancy (Millwall), Fitzgerald (Blackburn), Bell (Rushden & Diamonds); W Flood (Man City), Whelan (Man City), Byrne (Man Utd), O'Brien (Newcastle Utd); Quigley (Millwall), J Flood (Bray Wanderers). Subs: Kilkenny (Arsenal) for J Flood (59 mins), Doyle (Bohemians) and Mulvihill (Longford Town) for Byrne and Quigley (both 59 mins), Timlin (Fulham) for Whelan (73 mins), Duggan (Bohemians) for Ditmer (75 mins).