18.14 – We’ll hold off on team news for a minute as when it comes to Kieran McGeeney never believe the programme. But as for the game, expect Sligo to sit deep as Limerick did to such effect a week ago, expect Alan Costello to drop out of the full-forward line and playmake, linking a massed defence and a really dangerous inside-forward line of David Kelly and Adrian Marren. But they have struggled in midfield, particularly in the Connacht final, and Michael Foley will look to give Kildare a platform there. However Peter Kelly needs to find form, Kildare’s half-forward line need to drag out the opposition defence with points from distance and they need to get the ball from one end to the other far faster and have less ponderous, lateral movement. If they do all that, they should get over the line but there are a lot of big asks there and it should be close, especially if Sligo bring the same intensity as they did the last day.

18.37 – Kildare 0-4 Sligo 0-0: 7 minutes – We didn’t see this from Kildare a week ago. They are bringing intensity to the middle, getting the ball forward quick and have support runners at pace. Michael Foley is clean catching from kickouts too and it leads to a free which Mikey Conway slots over.

18.53 – Kildare 0-7 Sligo 0-1: 24 minutes – This really is a different Kildare team to last week. They are hassling Sligo so much in the middle third and breaking so quickly. Granted it’s a different Sligo team too, playing orthodox, going man-to-man and it’s leaving a lot of space for the Kildare attack who have just kicked two wides through Alan Smith and Mikey Conway from a 45.

19.04 – Kildare 0-8 Sligo 0-2: 34 minutes – Better from Sligo the last couple of minutes but poor shot selection cost them a couple of scores. That could hurt them as, after being cleaned out in the middle third, they’ve gotten into it there. Kildare more measured in their build up at the other end although Eoghan O’Flaherty’s 45 isn’t the best either. More open and even game the last few minutes.

19.08 – Kildare 0-8 Sligo 0-3: half-time – Emmet Bolton could have gone into the book there, taking out Mark Breheny, but from a similar position to his earlier free Adrian Marren sends it wide. But one umpire gives it and David Coldrick awards it. Shocking call to end the first period, that was definitely wide, we are in the perfect position here.

19.19 – Scorers in that first-half -

Kildare 0-8: Eoghan O’Flaherty (0-3, all frees), Mikey Conway (0-1 free), Rob Kelly, Alan Smith, Tomas O’Connor and James Kavanagh (0-1 each)

Sligo 0-3: Adrian Marren (0-2 frees), David Maye (0-1 free)

19.26 – Looking at a flag at the graveyard end which Sligo  will play into for the second half and there is a huge wind blowing. Teams back out for second half, one change, Pat Hughes for David Kelly and we are underway as the skies open.

19.43 – Kildare 0-10 Sligo 0-3: 53 minutes – Shane McManus isn’t on long but he’s in the book as he catches Hugh McGrillen who read the game really well there and cleaned up. It’s hard to describe how superior Kildare have been but they must have had about 80 per cent possession since the restart. Now they get their reward, a ball into O’Connor is played back to Kavanagh, he works it across the half-forward line and it’s Eoin Doyle free to pop over. Sligo need to do something very soon or it’ll be gone from them. They’ve neither scored this half or from play. That awful effort from McManus 30 yards out won’t help. Wide ball.  Eamonn O’Hara on for Stephen Coen and goes in corner-forward.

19.49 – Kildare 0-12 Sligo 0-3: 58 minutes – Long ball in by Kavanagh, broken by O’Connor and Bolton goes clear through but fires over. In fairness it’ll hardly matter at this stage. Kildare have been as good as Sligo have been dire.  Alan Smith fouled now and Mikey Conway extends the gap. Padraig O’Neill is on for Rob Kelly. Meanwhile for Sligo, Keelan Cawley on for Alan Costello and Brendan Egan on for Mark Breheny. Attendance is 12,851.

19.54 – Kildare 0-13 Sligo 0-3: 63 minutes – That sums up Sligo, they had men over but get in each others way and by the time Tony Taylor gets a long shot off, there are 13 back and it goes wide. Meanwhile huge cheer as Dermot Earley, in his father’s home, is on for Mick Foley. He’s only on the pitch as Alan Smith extends the gap. Now Eamonn Callaghan is on for Eoghan O’Flaherty.

20.01 – Kildare 0-13 Sligo 0-3: 70 minutes – Gary White the latest to come for Emmet Bolton. Adrian Marren booked for an altercation with Peter Kelly. A minute later he kicks the ball away but David Coldrick takes pity. There’ll be two minutes of additional time.