Sean McAllister thumps home from a tight angle to bring the holders level at Shamrock Park.

Charlie Lindsay swings a teasing cross in from the right, and Paul McGovern gets across his marker to glance a header goalwards.

Lewis Ridd reads it early, shuffles across his line and gathers cleanly.

End to end stuff at Shamrock Park with supporters of both clubs looking for a penalty at opposite ends of the pitch.

Referee Steven Gregg remains unmoved.

Decent game.

Tomas Cosgrove stands the ball up for Matthew Lusty at the back post but his header goes up in the air and is easily claimed by Daniel Devine.

A Cliftonville corner is only half-cleared as Brian Healy pounces on the loose ball at the edge of the box.

The former Welders front man lets fly, but it's too close to Jacob Carney.

‘Point keeper Daniel Devine again has to be alert. Paul O’Neill thread a good ball into the path of goalscorer Matthew Lusty but Devine was off his line quick to take the ball off Lusty’s toe.

The Reds look to respond immediately as Conor Pepper finds Sean Robertson out on the right. He slides it inside to Brian Healy who lets fly from the edge of the area but can't keep his effort down.

Warrenpoint's Declan Loye got by his man on the sideline and thread a ball into the path of Lorcan Forde but the linesman had his flag up for offside.

Gary Hamilton heads the ball on for Sam Cochrane, but the Welders defence rush back and block his resulting strike.

Manager Hamilton has his head in his hands, he knows Cochrane should have done better there.

Matthew Lynch floated in a freekick from near the half way line and it picked out Christopher Crane but Crane wasn’t able to but enough on it to trouble the Larne net.

A break in play as Portadown goalkeeper Alex Moore receives treatment following a heavy challenge from Cahal McGinty following a Paul Doyle corner-kick.

They won't want to lose him, with no substitute keeper on the bench.

The Dungannon Swifts man picks up a yellow card for his challenge.

Now Carrick's Joe Crowe is booked for a foul on Mark Coyle.

That particular midfield battle is certainly worth keeping an eye on.

Liam McStravick is a lucky man.

The winger flies in with a rash, lunging challenge on Gavin Gilmore in midfield. Shane Andrew opts for leniency rather than his pocket, as the referee gives McStravick a warning.

Ballymacash haven't been able to test stopper Gerard Walker yet but, at the other end, the home side have been asking plenty of questions of their defence.

However, Hamilton's side have dealt with the pressure well in the opening 20 minutes.

A huge let-off for the Reds as Nathaniel Ferris pounces on a loose ball in the Cliftonville defence.

The front man looks certain to race through one-on-one with Lewis Ridd, but Shaun Leppard comes to the rescue. A vital, last-ditch sliding challenge from the towering defender denies the Lurgan Blues.

Ben Wylie collects a cross and swivels brilliantly inside the Carrick penalty area but his shot on the turn goes over the bar.

It's been a fairly quiet opening at Taylor's Avnue.

The resulting corner is a poor one with the delivery deflecting off Michael McLellan before falling safely into the hands of Jordan Williamson.