Kieran Offord is the first to be cautioned this half after handling the ball.

Ross Clarke's free-kick falls perfectly for Jacob Blaney, who takes an awkward touch before firing a shot a whisker wide.

Brighter start to the second half.

Frankie Hvid rises highest at the back post to direct a header goalwards from an excellent corner delivery, but he can't find a way past Gareth Deane in goal. Better start though by the home side.

A change at half-time for the home side as Mackenzie Carse replaces Connor Murray.

Bit of a reshuffle in terms of shape, too, as Coleraine go with three at the back.

David Fisher of Glentoran gets the ball rolling in what everyone hopes will be a more expansive second-half of football here in east Belfast.

The second half kicks off at Shamrock Park with the same 22 players who finished the first period.

Can Niall Currie's half-time team talk change his side's fortunes or can Ballymena build on that goal to go on and record their sixth straight league victory?

Kealan Dillon scores a stunning goal to double Dungannon's advantage at Stangmore Park.

Joel Cooper gets us back underway at the Showgrounds.

Back underway with no changes for either side at the break.

We're back underway at Stangmore Park and Carrick Rangers have a mountain to climb in the second half.

Can Dungannon Swifts add to their tally or will the visitors somehow find a way back into the game despite having just 10 men?

Ethan Devine opens the scoring on the stroke of half-time for Ballymena with a diving header.

John McGovern opens the scoring at Stangmore Park with a close-range finish.

Here is how Kyle McClean added a third for Linfield with a sweeping finish.

A first half lacking in any real cutting edge comes to a conclusion.

Home fans making it known that they expect much better after the interval. Time will tell.

It's three and easy for league leaders Linfield at half-time as they lead Coleraine 3-0.

Joel Cooper opened the scoring after 20 minutes, Rory Brown's own goal added a second five minutes later and Kyle McClean completed the first half scoring with a third four minutes from the break.

The Blues look likely to score with every attack against a Coleraine side struggling to gain a foothold in a game that already looks beyond them.

Kym Nelson heads over for Ballymena from a free-kick in the final action of the first half.

That Ethan Devine goal was a real sucker punch for Portadown, who had looked to be finishing the half strongly.

Jim Ervin will certainly be the happier of the two managers at the break.

After 45 minutes we still await the first goal of the game.

It has been an even first half with both stoppers having relatively quiet afternoons so far.

Disastrous 15 minutes for Stuart King and Carrick Rangers as they go in at the break two goals down and one man down.

John McGovern gave the home side the lead before Kealan Dillon doubled it five minutes later.

Joe Crowe was then shown a red card five minutes before half-time for his late challenge on Cathal McGinty.

Rodney McAree will be delighted with that first half of football, Stuart King will not.

A first yellow card of the afternoon and it goes the way of Coleraine midfielder Dylan Boyle for a foul to break up another Linfield attack.

Just the one minute of additional time to be played at Lakeview Park at the end of the first half.