The Ireland U21s beat Armenia 1-0 in Yerevan on Thursday.
Zack Elbouzedi got the goal for Stephen Kenny's side just after the hour mark.
It came after Jason Knight won the ball in midfield, played it to Adam Idah down the right and the Norwich striker hit a low cross which eventually fell to Elbouzedi.
The 21-year-old made no mistake with the finish.
63: GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!
Cool, calm & composed from Zack Elbouzedi as he puts Ireland into a fully deserved lead.
LIVE now on eir sport 1! #COYBIG 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/OhqsBREG03— eir Sport (@eirSport) November 14, 2019
There was trouble for Ireland 12 minutes later when centre-back and captain Dara O'Shea was sent off after a tangle with Armenia's Melkonyan.
As the winger raced through on goal, O'Shea brought him down on the edge of the box. A straight red card resulted for the West Brom player.
76: Red Card!
Ireland Captain Dara O'Shea sent off after a tangle of legs as Melkonyan raced through on goal.
LIVE now on eir sport 1! #IRLU21 pic.twitter.com/zMOTl6DuWy— eir Sport (@eirSport) November 14, 2019
Ireland dominated the first half but Jason Knight, Nathan Collins, Elbouzedi and Idah all missed good chances.
Stephen Kenny had several players unavailable for the game. Jason Molumby and Lee O'Connor were both suspended while Conor Masterson, Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Obafemi, Neil Farrugia and Trevor Clarke all withdrew from the travelling group earlier this week.
STARTING XI | Armenia 🆚 #IRLU21🇮🇪#IRLU21🇮🇪 debuts for Bazunu, Collins and Thomas O'Connor 🙌
🇮🇪 debut for @DannyMcNamara32 👏
Jason Knight also starts for suspended Molumby 👌
📍 FFA Academy Stadium, Yerevan
⏱️ 12pm (4pm local time)
📺 Live on @eirSport
#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/ZaLhODedMC— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) November 14, 2019
The win keeps Ireland on top of Group 1 with 13 points. Already in this campaign, they have beaten Luxembourg, Armenia and Sweden and drawn with Italy. In their game previous to today's win, they lost 1-0 away to Iceland.
Ireland play Sweden in Tallaght on Tuesday.
