Lisburn Distillery 1 (Mack 85) Wolves 4 (Malone 10, Winnall 15, 18, 70)

In a picturesque setting between the mountains of Mourne, and against a backdrop more in keeping with an Alpine setting, a fine hat trick from Sam Winnall helped Wolves' Development team kick off their Ireland tour with a comfortable victory against Lisburn Distillery.

An early strike from Scott Malone and brace from Winnall, pictured, put Steve Weaver's side in control by half time at Bear Park, and Winnall went on to complete his treble ahead of a late consolation from Polish trialist Tomasz Mack.

The game, played at Tollymore United's ground, saw Wolves include a trialist who they are taking a look at during the tour, 21-year-old Mana Dembele, a French striker currently playing for Ligue 2 side LB Châteauroux

Within the first minute of the game getting underway, Johnny Gorman's angled shot was saved at the near post by Distillery keeper Philip Matthews.

Wolves had started the stronger of the two sides and in the ninth minute, Winnall fed the ball through to Dembele and his effort was saved by the legs of Matthews.

Seconds later Wolves took the lead.

David Davis played a neat one-two with Gorman and from the cross that followed, the ball dropped to Malone who volleyed home from the corner of the six yard box.

Wolves doubled their advantage on 15 minutes when Dembele's shot was saved and Winnall followed up to head into the empty net.

And three minutes later Winnall made it three with a firm header from a Malone corner.

Distillery's first effort of note came midway through the half when Martin Patton was wide with a 25-yard shot.

Matthews was then called into action again with a double save when he pushed out a Malone cross and then beat away Gorman's follow-up.

Just before the break a Gorman shot was blocked and Nathan Rooney fired over the bar after latching onto the rebound.

Half Time: Lisburn Distillery 0 Wolves 3

Distillery forced three corners within the first five minutes of the restart, each taken by Patton, and from the third, Wolves defender Danny Batth had to clear a Gary Browne header off the line.

On 52 minutes keeper Aaron McCarey bravely blocked with his legs as Garry Thompson ran through.

Wolves responded to the Distillery pressure with another effort from Gorman, who cut in from the right and let fly with a goalbound shot which unfortunately struck Winnall before bouncing clear.

Midway through the second period Dembele screwed a shot wide of the far post but any relief for the Irish side was short-lived as Winnall completed his hat trick in the 69th minute.

The striker, starting pre-season in fine fashion after suffering a cruciate injury in his first outing of last summer, ran in from the left and coolly despatched a precision shot inside the far post.

Five minutes from time Distillery notched their consolation as from Scott Davison's corner, Stuart Thompson nodded the ball down for Mack to find the net from close range.

Just before the final whistle Malone sent in a cross which was met by Ashley Hemmings with a header which bounced down and over the crossbar.

WOLVES: McCarey, Dunleavy (Harris 62), Ebanks-Landell (Reckord 45), Batth, Malone, Gorman (Spray 60), Davis, Rooney (Dunleavy 80), Winnall, Dembele (Landell 71), Hemmings.