Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra: No frills as Irish see off Andorra

Robbie Keane was on target as the Republic of Ireland eased past Andorra to maintain their perfect start to the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.

Kevin Kilbane got the ball rolling with a 14th-minute header, and the Republic were cruising when Kevin Doyle blasted home a superb second five minutes before half-time. Andorra hit back through midfielder Christian Martinez during the dying seconds of the first half to cause consternation in Dublin.

However, Keane restored his side's two-goal advantage within nine minutes of the restart, and it was plain sailing from there. The margin of victory may not have been wide enough for some among a crowd of 40,283, but six points from a possible six on a night when Group B favourites Russia lost to Slovakia represented mission accomplished.

Kilbane made the breakthrough when he glanced home Liam Lawrence's near-post corner. Ireland continued to dominate and eventually extended their lead five minutes before the break when Doyle arrived to smash a rising left-foot shot into the top corner. The die looked to have been cast, but Andorra, who lost their opening game 2-0 to Russia on Friday evening, were not quite ready to throw in the towel, and when a 45th-minute clearance dropped to Martinez 20 yards out, he drilled a half-volley past the astonished Shay Given to keep the game alive.

Their response was swift as the third goal arrived with just nine minutes of the second half gone. Aiden McGeady headed in-field and worked his way into a position from which he could play Keane into the box. Having failed to score in Armenia on Friday, the Tottenham striker was not about to pass up another glorious opportunity and duly obliged with a deft finish to make the game safe.

Republic of Ireland: Given, O'Shea, St. Ledger, Dunne, Kilbane, Lawrence, Whelan, Green, McGeady, Doyle, Keane. Subs: Westwood, Fahey, Kelly, Gibson, Cunningham, Keogh, Long.

Andorra: J A Gomez, Bernaus, Christian Martinez, Lima, Pujol, Escura, S Gomez, Ayala, Vieira, Moreno, Silva. Subs: Pol, Rubio, Sonejee, Jimenez, Andorra, Mejias, Lorenzo.

Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)

Attendance: 40, 283