MILLTOWN is the place to be for GAA action in Belfast this evening as the 19-time Antrim Senior Football kings begin their championship campaign when they face St Ergnat's Moneyglass with both sides hoping to find an opening day victory.
The sides will enter the opener in Group Three after vastly different veins of form in the league campaign, with St Gall's clinching the victory at the home of Moneyglass earlier in the Division One campaign.
Join us for live action as throw-in gets underway at 7pm with scores as they go in from Milltown and a full match report to follow.
Throw-in: 7pm
Team News to follow.
St Gall's XV: C Kerr; E Walsh, G Adams, A McDonagh; G O'Neill, E McCabe, C Ryan; M McCrossan, A Gallagher; C Walsh, D Quinn, M Murray; B McCaffrey, N Burns, M Pollock
Subs: D Wilson on for M Murray (37'), N Fallon on for M Pollock (50'), P Ó Muirigh on for B McCaffrey (50'), C Doherty on for C Walsh (54')
Moneyglass XV: R Gribbon; C Murray, Z McCaughan, J McCormack; S Boyd, F Duffin, C McCann; T McCormack, S Duffin; O Duffin, A McErlain, C Boyd; T Cassidy, C Duffin, D McErlain
Subs: E McGrath on for T Cassidy (41'), C O'Kane on for O Duffin (43'), R Taggart on for D McErlain (55')
FULL-TIME:
St Galls 2-23
St Ergnat's Moneyglass 1-14
HT SCORE- St Galls 1-13 Moneyglass 0-10
LIVE BLOG:
FULL-TIME - St Gall's seal the victory on the opening night and avoid a banana skin in the form of Moneyglass
59' Burns finds his third score of the night
58' Quinn with another great point to wrap up a brilliant move from McCabe and Burns
57' Tiernan McCormack thumps a good point for his side
52' Quinn finishes off a brilliant counter-attack led by Dubhaltach Wilson's brilliant drive and interception
50' Sean Boyd drills a point for Moneyglass
49' Walsh with a great score
47' Ronan Gribbon turns a terrific save over the bar as Quinn settles for a single point
45' McCormack responds with a point from a tight angle
44' Pollock scores a vintage strike
43' Quinn clips a short range free for a score
41' GOAL!!! - Conleth McCann aids of a slice of luck but the deflection beats Chris Kerr and Moneyglass are back in the tie
37' GOAL!!! - McCaffrey retrieves the ball from Walsh and slots the ball underneath the keeper
36' McCaffrey strikes anothe St Galls point
36' Quinn again fires over for the home side
34' Danny Quinn fists one over for the hosts
32' Aidan McErlain gets the scoring underway for Moneyglass
30' Second-half is underway teams start as they were
HALF-TIME:
After a slow start from the hosts and a strong start from Moneyglass the first ten minutes looked to be paving the way to an upset already, but as the half went on St Gall's grew into their rhythm and found their shooting boots.
Moneyglass will feel aggrieved that they haven't found the net with Chris Kerr making two good stops and the post preventing another goal chance, although when the hosts got going they looked formidable.
27' Tiernan McCormack strikes a 45
26' Tremendous save from Chris Kerr!!
25' McCaffrey puts the finishing touches on a terrific St Galls move
24' Gerard O'Neill with a tremendous solo-point!
23' Colm Duffin strikes a free
21' Niall Burns dispatches a point after retrieving possession in a dangerous area
20' Temporary break in play as St Galls have a 45
17' Gerard O'Neill strikes another before Niall Burns gets his first score of the championship and St Galls have the momentum
17 - TWO-POINTER - Callum Walsh fires over for two for the hosts
16' Quinn and Pollock strike a quick-fire brace
14' Duffin strikes a terrific left-footed effort in a real topsy-turvy game
14' Sean Boyd clips a great effort over for the away side
13' McCaffrey with another score for the hosts
12' Danny Quinn restores parity from a free
12' Tiernan McCormack fires over for the Glass
11' GOAL!!! - St Gall's find the net as Marty Murray's effort floats and drops into the top corner
9' Callum Walsh fires a score over for St Galls
8' Caolan Boyd and Colm Duffin strike for Moneyglass
7' TWO POINTER! - Seanchan Duffin cracks a great effort for two
5' Sean Boyd instantly replies for the Moneyglass men
4' Bairre McCaffrey clips the first score of the contest
1' both sides have had early chances for two but just floated wide of the mark
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