Summary

  1. INJURY TIMEpublished at 16:47 BST 4 October

    Bangor 2-1 Coleraine

    Howls of derision as the referee adds seven minutes on. Bangor holding on.

  2. Postpublished at 16:46 BST 4 October

    Bangor 2-1 Coleraine

    Zane Okoro ripples the net, but it's the wrong side as he puts it into the side netting.

    Sighs of relief around Clandeboye Park.

  3. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 16:45 BST 4 October

    Carrick Rangers 1-2 Ballymena United

    Ballymena make a double change as Joel Thompson and Succes Edogun replace Daire O'Connor and Ryan McNickle.

  4. YELLOW CARDpublished at 16:44 BST 4 October

    Carrick Rangers 1-2 Ballymena United

    Carrick's Kyle Cherry is booked for a foul on Daire O'Connor.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 16:44 BST 4 October

    Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Larne

    Dungannon Swifts manager Rodney McAree reacts to the Larne changes by making a double switch of his own.

    James Knowles and Tomas Maguire replace Leo Alves and goalscorer Kealan Dillon for the final 10 minutes.

  6. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 16:42 BST 4 October

    Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Larne

    A double change for Larne and, again, it carries significance.

    Aaron Donnelly, banned for nine games following an ill-tempered game against Glentoran at the end of last season, makes his first appearance of the new campaign, replacing Mark Randall.

    Tiarnan O'Connor comes on for Matty Lusty at the same time.

  7. Postpublished at 16:40 BST 4 October

    Bangor 2-1 Coleraine

    Joel Cooper's dipping effort takes a nasty deflection that has Gareth Deane scrambling. However, Coleraine take the corner quickly and waste it in their haste to get going.

  8. Postpublished at 16:35 BST 4 October

    Bangor 2-1 Coleraine

    Just over 10 minutes to go. If this second half was a boxing match, Coleraine would be ahead on points, but they still trail.

    Can the 10-men of Bangor hold on?

  9. Postpublished at 16:32 BST 4 October

    Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Larne

    Junior, who has been a thorn in Larne's side all afternoon, is through one on one with Rohan Ferguson, but the Larne keeper gets down well to smother the shot.

  10. Watch: McNickle tucks home for Sky Bluespublished at 16:31 BST 4 October

    Carrick Rangers 1-2 Ballymena United

    Ryan McNickle slots home to finish a nice Ballymena move and complete the Sky Blues' comeback.

    Media caption,

    Watch: Ryan McNickle scores to give Ballymena United the lead.

  11. Watch: Okoro pulls one back for Bannsiderspublished at 16:30 BST 4 October

    Bangor 2-1 Coleraine

    Zane Okoro makes things interesting as Coleraine pull one back at Clandeboye Park.

    Media caption,

    Bangor 2-1 Coleraine

  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:29 BST 4 October

    Carrick Rangers 1-2 Ballymena United

    Carrick's Stephen Baxter is the first manager to turn to his bench as he replaces Ryan Waide with Kyle Cherry.

  13. YELLOW CARDpublished at 16:28 BST 4 October

    Carrick Rangers 1-2 Ballymena United

    Ballymena's Matthew Clarke picks up the first yellow card of the afternoon for a foul on Danny Gibson.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:27 BST 4 October

    Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Larne

    A second change of the afternoon for Larne and it's a significant one as it marks the return to action of talisman Leroy Millar.

    The midfielder, who hasn't featured in a league game since April 2024, comes on to replace Chris Gallagher for the remainder of this match.

  15. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 16:25 BST 4 October

    Bangor 2-1 Coleraine

    Substitute Matthew Shevlin nods home Declan McManus' flick on, but the offside flag was up like a shot, and the goal is disallowed.

  16. goal

    GOAL - Carrick Rangers 1-2 Ballymena Unitedpublished at 16:22 BST 4 October

    Ryan McNickle (66 mins)

    The visitors are now in front as Kian Corbally takes a sumptuous touch to take him past an opponent and lays the ball perfectly into the path of the in-rushing Ryan McNickle to slot home his first goal for the Sky Blues.

  17. Postpublished at 16:21 BST 4 October

    Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Larne

    An opportunity for the away side just before the hour mark.

    Conor McKendry's free-kick to the back post is headed back across goal by Matt Ridley.

    Frustratingly for the visitors, Dan Bent and Mark Randall get in each other's way and the chance is gone.

  18. Postpublished at 16:18 BST 4 October

    Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Larne

    Tiarnan Kelly, already on target this afternoon, tries his luck from distance, but his low shot fails to trouble Rohan Ferguson.

  19. goal

    GOAL Bangor 2-1 Colerainepublished at 16:12 BST 4 October

    Zane Okoro (55 mins)

    A stunning save from Gareth Deane counts for nought after he denies Declan McManus from Jamie Glackin's cutback. Bangor fail to clear and Zane Okoro fires home from six yards.

    Things are getting interesting...

    Zane Okoro celebrating scoringImage source, Pacemaker Press
  20. Postpublished at 16:11 BST 4 October

    Carrick Rangers 1-1 Ballymena United

    Carrick's Jack Scott strides forward from midfield in increasingly difficult conditions but his shot goes well wide of the target.