Nice interplay between new signings Ciaran Coll and Joe Thomson allows the Glens to build up from the back and beat the Villagers press.

Jonny Russell picks up possession and accelerates past Jordan Gibson's lunging challenge, but his searching diagonal for David Fisher drifts beyond the striker and into touch.

What a chance for Carrick!

Nedas Maciulaitis' cross from the right wing falls to the unmarked Kurtis Forsythe in the box whose strike looks like it's going to find the bottom corner.

However Glenavon captain Barney McKeown clears the ball off the line to keep the score-line 0-0.

Watch Andy Ryan head home to give Larne the lead against Ballymena United.

Jamie Glackin gets us underway for a third meeting of these two teams this season, at the slightly later kick-off time of 3.15pm.

The sides drew 1-1 here on the opening day of the season while Coleraine enjoyed a handsome 4-1 win at the Showgrounds back in November.

Will the visitors maintain their recent good record against their hosts or will Rodney McAree's men strengthen their grip on a top six finish?

Ben Buchanan-Rolleston is the first name in referee Evan Boyce's book as he is cautioned for a foul on Chris Atherton.

Ballymena muster their first shot on target but Johnny McMurray's 20-yard effort lacks the pace to trouble Rohan Ferguson.

Cammy Palmer's ambitious diagonal towards David Fisher fails to find its target, but the Glens quickly regain possession.

Fisher picks up the ball out wide, but his through ball to Wassim Aouachria is well-read by James Carroll, who snuffs out the danger.

Mark Randall slides the ball across the face of the 18-yard box and Olatunde Bayode comes in off the right flank to curl a first time shot not far wide of Sean O'Neill's goal.

Larne have started in very business-like fashion here.

Portadown go close.

Former Crusaders man James Teeland swings the ball in from the left, and it finds Ryan Mayse at the back post but the striker misses the ball and it goes wide for a goal-kick.

The game has settled since that Harry Franklin opener.

The visitors are pushing hard but yet to test Jonny Tuffey on goal.

Alberto Balde shows quick feet to cut inside from the left flank, but Kodi Lyons-Foster positions himself perfectly to thwart the winger's low drive.

Dean Smith's charges are beginning to find pockets of space in the final third.

Fra McCaffrey spots Robert Mahon's clever run but overcooks his through ball, with the Glens handed possession.

The Mid-Ulster side showing promising intent to exploit space behind the visitors' defensive line as both teams search for their rhythm in these opening exchanges.

Carrick try and counter with Danny Gibson latching onto a long cross and bursting into the box, but his strike crashes into the side netting.

Glenavon have the first corner of the game after good work down the right by Chris Atherton.

Peter Campbell's effort from the resulting corner forces Ross Glendinning to make his first save of the afternoon.

Bright start to the game from the home side.

Larne almost go ahead inside two minutes as Kym Nelson's attempted back-header from Mark Randall's crossfield pass falls well short of its target.

Olatunde Bayaode seizes on the loose ball and powers into the area but Ballymena keeper Sean O'Neill is quickly off his line to make a good block.

Early Glentoran pressure as Wassim Aouachria's attempted delivery is charged down before Joe Thomson's instinctive effort meets the same fate.

The home defence earns some respite as referee Shane McGonigle spots a foul by Declan Devine's men inside the area to hand the Villagers a freekick.

Glenavon push forward straight away, but Davy McDaid's cross is deflected to safety.