FT: Crusaders 3-4 Carrick Rangers
FT: Glenavon 0-2 Ballymena United
FT: Portadown 0-1 Glentoran
Crusaders 3-2 Carrick Rangers
Goals...goals...and more goals!
Crusaders were 3-0 up but gave away two quick goals and it is now all to play for in the second half. Carrick manager Stephen Baxter will be revitalised.
I, on the other hand, am now off for a lie down for 15 minutes.
Glenavon 0-1 Ballymena United
That Donal Rocks goal five minutes before the break will hopefully bring a fresh spark to a game which, up until that point, had more of an end-of-season feel to it rather than an opening day fixture.
What sort of response can Paddy McLaughlin's side muster after the break?
Portadown 0-1 Glentoran
And that's the whistle for half-time.
You'd have to say that's a real sucker punch for the Ports, who have had the better of the game with some big chances for Eamon Fyfe and Josh Ukek.
The visitors, on the other hand, have taken the lead completely against the run of play. Not that the away support will care one bit.
Crusaders 3-2 Carrick Rangers
Jack Scott pulls one back for Carrick from the spot
Watch: Jack Scott scores for Carrick to make it 3-1
Portadown 0-1 Glentoran
Liam Beckett
Sportsound summariser
That was a super cross and a hell of a good finish from Amos.
Danny Amos (42 mins)
Well, you really didn't see that coming!
Completely against the run of play, Declan Devine's men have taken the lead. Jordan Jenkins with a superb cross from the right, and the ball eventually falls perfectly for Danny Amos, who absolutely rifles it home from close range.
Crusaders 3-2 Carrick Rangers
How is it not 3-3?
Musa Dibaga pulls off a wonder save from a close-range Luke McCullough effort when it looked certain to hit the net.
What entertainment the fans have had today, and we are still in the first half.
Portadown 0-0 Glentoran
That's a lovely bit of play from Niall Currie's men.
James Teelan finds Eamon Fyfe in the middle, who then switches it nicely out to Josh Ukek on the left.
The winger drives at Ryan Cooney and has a pop at the far top corner... It's miles over the bar, but you can't fault him for trying.
Danny Gibson (41 mins)
I am quickly running out of superlatives here in north Belfast.
Moments after Jack Scott's penalty, Carrick are back in this one!
Joe Crowe with a delivery from the left that floated over Musa Dibaga in goal and rebounded off the crossbar. The ball was then nodded towards goal by Luke McCullough and poked home by Gibson from a yard.
Donal Rocks - 40mins
The deadlock is broken and it's the visitors who are ahead.
Ballymena work the ball on the left hand side and Matthew Clarke stands up a lovely cross to the back post where Donal Rocks appears from midfield to guide it home.
Crusaders 3-1 Carrick Rangers
Finley Thorndike becomes the third Crusaders player to score on his debut, stroking home after a lovely move.
Watch: Finley Thorndike scores for Crusaders to make it 3-0
Crusaders 3-0 Carrick Rangers
Fraser Bryden celebrates the opening goal of the season at Seaview
Image source, PacemakerJack Scott (37 mins)
It may be sunny up above, but at Seaview it is raining goals.
Carrick throw themselves a lifeline.
Elliot Dunlop dilly-dallies out of his own box and is pick-pocketed by Aidan Steele who goes down in the process.
Mark Dillon points to the spot. Up steps Jack Scott to slot home.
Glenavon 0-0 Ballymena United
Matthew Clarke's full-length slide catches Paul McGovern and the Ballymena defender picks up a yellow card as a result.
Portadown 0-0 Glentoran
Nice little one-two in midfield between Josh Ukek and Eamon Fyfe, but just as Fyfe tries to slide James Teelan through on goal, Daniel Larmour’s alive to it and steps across to cut out the danger.
Crusaders 3-0 Carrick Rangers
David Jeffrey
Former Larne, Linfield & Ballymena manager on BBC Sport NI
Crusaders have been fantastic and the difference has been the pace and penetration. They have been very direct but not the way we have seen Crusaders before, everything is on the ground.
Finley Thorndike (32 mins)
Adam Brooks turns provider as Crusaders threaten to run riot.
Brooks beats the offside trap to scamper clear before he unselfishly slides the ball to his right, allowing Thorndike the easiest of finishes into an empty net. Super stuff from the Crues.
Crusaders 2-0 Carrick Rangers
Adam Brooks marks his Crues debut with a goal to double the home side's lead.
Watch: Adam Brooks scores for Crusaders to make it 2-0
Portadown 0-0 Glentoran
Chants of “we forgot you were here” roll around Shamrock Park from the home fans towards the away end - and you can understand why.
Declan Devine’s men haven’t given their supporters much to shout about so far.
Glenavon 0-0 Ballymena United
Ballymena's first decent chance almost leads to a goal as Ben Kennedy collects a low cross from Calvin McCurry and, with his back to goal, tries a clever backheel which hits the side netting.
The Ballymena support on the far side of the ground believe it's a goal - no such luck on this occasion.
