MANCHESTER: Ireland's U21 on Friday beat Qatar's Olympic squad 4-1 in a friendly at Bury’s Gigg Lane. A first half double from Sean Kavanagh added to Alan Browne’s second half strike and a late Harry Charsley finish, was enough to secure the victory for the Irish side, details revealed on Saturday. The opening to the game was a tight affair with both teams holding their own on a chilly evening in Greater Manchester. Head Coach Noel King made six changes at half time as he kept his squad fresh ahead of Tuesday’s clash with Andorra. Qatar reduced the deficit midway through the second half as Almoez Ali Abdulla fired past the outstretched glove of Eric Grimes. For Ireland, the game against Qatar U23’s was a warm-up fixture ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA U21 Championships Qualifying Round Group 2 qualifier against Andorra. The England camp comes just days ahead of West Asian Championship to be held in Doha from September 30 to October 14. Qatar will now play a friendly game against the U.S. national side on September 8. Qatar squad landed in Manchester on September 1. The players will return to their club duties after the completion of the training camp on September 9.