13.57 – Here’s the Meath team for today’s game with no late changes.

MEATH SF: David Gallagher, Donal Keogan, Bryan Menton, Ciarán Lenehan, Donnacha Tobin, Shane McAnarney, Mickey Burke, Conor Gillespie, Brian Meade, Alan Forde, Damien Carroll, Graham Reilly, Brian Farrell, Joe Sheridan, Cian Ward.

14.00 – Two late changes on the Kildare team. Alan Smith and Daryl Flynn in for Eoin Doyle and Robert Kelly. We’re about to get underway.

KILDARE SF: Shane Connolly, Hugh McGrillen, Michael Foley, Peter Kelly, Alan Smith, Morgan O’Flaherty, Ollie Lyons, Emmet Bolton, Daryl Flynn, James Kavanagh, Mikey Conway, Padraig O’Neill, John Doyle, Tomás O’Connor, Eoghan O’Flaherty.

14.08 – Kildare 0-2 Meath 0-1: Kildare stretch their lead further with Emmet Bolton on target. In contrast Meath’s shooting has been a little suspect early on, they’ve missed chances from both open play and frees. They’ve finally got off the mark though with centre-forward Damien Carroll firing over an excellent score after good work by Joe Sheridan. 7 minutes gone here.

14.15 – Meath 0-4 Kildare 0-2: Meath are starting to take control. Joe Sheridan is on target first after a strong break upfield by wing-back Mickey Burke. An important point after some poor misses before that by the Royals. Then Alan Forde bursts forward and nearly finds the net only for Kildare defender Morgan O’Flaherty to deflect his shot over the bar. Finally Graham Reilly, one of the early stars of this year’s championship, swings over a left-footed shot. 14 minutes gone.

14.35 – Meath 0-7 Kildare 0-7: Kildare are clawing their way back into this game and have tied up the match. Eoghan O’Flaherty has just tapped over two frees in quick succession following fouls on Michael Foley and Emmet Bolton respectively. The Lilywhites can be happier with their play now, particularly at the back where they’re starting to quell the threat of the Meath forward line. We’re entering injury-time at the end of the first-half.