Ireland got their FIH Men's Hockey World Cup qualification campaign off to a winning start after beating Canada 5-2 in Santiago, Chile on Sunday.
Mark Tumilty's side took the lead through Adam McAllister's ninth minute goal, before doubling that advantage in the second quarter thanks to Jonathan Lynch.
The Irish team tightened their grip on proceedings when Jeremy Duncan made it 3-0 with a clever finish after being teed up by Greg Williams.
However, Canada pulled one back early in the fourth quarter via Rowan Childs' penalty corner.
But Lee Cole restored Ireland's three-goal cushion with a penalty corner of their own, only for Canada to respond again via the same avenue.
Ireland made sure of victory late on after McAllister earned a penalty which Cole converted to seal a valuable 5-2 win.
Ireland will continue their qualification campaign against South Korea on Tuesday.
