Sam Szmodics got the chance to test himself against the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes as Ireland were beaten 3-0 by Portugal.
Szmodics won his fourth cap on the international stage, playing 70 minutes before making way for Jason Knight.
Joao Felix opened the scoring, drilling a low drive into the bottom corner after combining with Fernandes.
Szmodics saw a couple of shots blocked as Ireland battled to get back on level terms, but Ronaldo doubled the lead early in the second half with a strike that arrowed past Caoimhin Kelleher into the top corner.
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