LIVE: Kerry v Donegal, All-Ireland senior football championship

Both teams seem to have made it into the dressing rooms, as Hurson and his match officials gather to dissect what just happened.

Irregardless, Donegal lead 1-11 to 0-9 at the break. Ciaran Moore’s second-minute goal handed them a dream start, and the scoring exploits of Oisin Gallen, Michael Langan and co have ensured they’ve maintained the upper hand on the scoreboard.

Dylan Geaney has sparked to life for Kerry, leading their scoring charge, but the hosts have been pretty wasteful. A big second half ahead, sit tight!

HALF-TIME: Kerry 0-9 Donegal 1-11

Tempers flare on the hooter. There has been an edge through this game, and it explodes out of nowhere. Hard to see what happened, but Jim McGuinness is absolutely furious.

Kerry 0-9 Donegal 1-10

30 mins - Geaney squeezes over for his third of the game after another lovely dummy. Great link-up from Burns and O’Brien in the build-up, and Geaney does the rest.

Kerry 0-7 Donegal 1-6

20 mins - Dylan Geaney opens his account with a lovely point, Kerry’s sixth different scorer of the afternoon.

Mulreany sends the subsequent kickout over the sideline to ironic cheers, and the Kingdom come again.

Kerry 0-6 Donegal 1-6

18 mins - Moore brings his tally to 1-1 as he puts Donegal three in front once more.

Paudie Clifford kicks a fourth Kerry wide at the other end.

Kerry 0-6 Donegal 1-5

16 mins - Tadhg Morley fizzes over when the goal was on. After a patient Kerry build-up, O’Sullivan lands a cross-field kick into the arms of Sean O’Brien, who dummies a Donegal defender, and plays Morley clean through.

Kerry 0-0 Donegal 0-0

1 min - A dramatic, frantic start. As Hurson throws the ball in, players are getting to know each other. Then Kerry go straight for the jugular, and after a goalmouth scramble, a free out is awarded.

Diarmuid O’Connor follows up with the first wide of the afternoon, and Kerry will be disappointed with two early opportunities squandered.

The teams are out on the pitch and we’re almost ready to go as the All-Ireland champions and Division 1 league winners prepare to lock horns once more.

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