Glenavon are giving as good as they get in this one.

Paul McGovern does well to capitalise on a loose Coleraine pass before breaking into the box.

Coleraine goalkeeper Aidan Harris, however, does well to gather low down.

Penalty to Ballymena...

Calvin McCurry scores an early opener for Ballymena, sweeping home inside the box.

Ryan Cooney travels down right wing before sending a cross into the box which is too heavy for any of the onrushing Glentoran players.

Not too much of note so far!

The visitors come within the width of the crossbar of opening the scoring just after the quarter hour.

Lewis McGregor receives the ball on the right wing from Jamie McGonigle before cutting in past two defenders and into the penalty area.

He lets fly from just inside the box but his shot crashes off the underside of the crossbar and is eventually cleared by a relieved home defence.

Bangor might well be level as Kyle Owens meets a Lewis Harrison cross with a thumping header but United keeper Sean O'Neill springs across his goal to push the effort away.

A fine save from the veteran Ballymena stopper.

Dylan Boyle breaks up a Glenavon move in midfield, drives forward before curling a delightful ball to the back post where Jamie McGonigle heads the wrong side of the post from a good position.

Luckily for him, the assistant's flag is up on the far side.

Kian Corbally tries his luck from distance for Ballymena but it lacks the power to seriously trouble teenage Bangor keeper Lawton McMahon.

Charles Dunne, fresh from trying his luck at one end, shows his defensive qualities at the other end, simply edging Glenavon midfielder Jack Malone off the ball as the hosts look to attack.

Ballymena almost create a problem for themselves as Stephen O'Donnell's clearance is charged down by Ben Arthurs but United keeper Sean O'Neill is able to watch the ball go wide of the post.

Jonny Tuffey comes off his line to gather Daniel Amos' looping free-kick.

It has been an even opening 10 minutes at Seaview.

Two good chances in quick succession for Tomas Galvin.

For the first, the ball was whipped into the area and Galvin got a head to it but couldn’t get a good connection on it and Nathan Gartside easily claimed it.

Second later, the ball came into Galvin’s feet in the box. He turned to manufacture space for himself but pulled his effort the wrong side of the post.

Glenavon fail to clear a cleverly worked Coleraine corner and Charles Dunne, in an unaccustomed advanced position, rifles his left foot shot high over the bar from the edge of the penalty area.

A clever pass from Fraser Bryden dispatches Adam Brooks through on goal, but Shane McEleney rushes back and clears the ball before Brooks can get a shot away.

First chance falls to the home side and Sean McAllister perhaps should have done better.

Leo Alves whipped in a free-kick that Carrick Rangers failed to clear.

The ball fell to McAllister, who struck it on the volley, but the ball flew over the crossbar.

First corner of the afternoon and it's for Coleraine after Jamie McGonigle's cross is blocked.

An impeccably observed minute's silence prior to kick-off in memory of Sammy Johnston, the former Scottish footballer who played with distinction for both Glenavon and Coleraine in the nineties.