The intensity has gone up a few levels at the start of this second half with both sides putting their bodies on the line trying to win turnovers.

Ruairi Canavan goes down but is back on his feet.

Ciaran Quinn pops one over after a pass from Darragh Canavan.

He doesn't score too many but Errigal will need vital scores from the supporting cast if they're to win this.

Errigal may be slightly happier with a level game at half time, given Kilcoo seemed to have more control at times.

Errigal have neutralised a lot of the Kilcoo threats and they'll have the wind at their backs for the second half, but they will know there will be a huge second half coming from the Down champions, who have been down this road many times.

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Darragh Canavan spins left and then back onto his right and rifles over a point despite being surrounded by black jerseys.

A captain's point if ever there was one.

That's Errigal's first point from play and it's almost half time.

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Tommy Canavan lands another free.

Darryl Branagan stretches Kilcoo's lead out to two after Errigal's disallowed goal.

Tiarnan Colhoun's scuffed shot saw the ball dribble over the line at the back post but it's rightly ruled out as a square ball.

Paul Devlin lands his first free of the day, a close-range free was exactly the settler he needed.

Kilcoo had a good wee spell there.

Class finish by Miceal Rooney as the game is level for a second time.

Paul Devlin is not finding his range at the moment, he kicked a right-footed shot wide from play and has now missed a free off his left.

Still plenty of time for him to make an impact in this final.

A slow-paced opening quarter but Peter Harte is fouled with Tommy Canavan nailing the left-footed free.

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Miceal Rooney pops over a point as Kilcoo wipe out Errigal's goal advantage,

Kilcoo goalkeeper Niall Kane converts a long-range free.

He doesn't miss too many of those.

Shealan Johnston hits a wide with chances at a premium so far.

Both sides are lining up so narrow from kickouts and there is so much space out wide.

Joe Oguz palms the ball to the net after it's passed across the square by Darragh Canavan.

Kilcoo are sitting very deep and getting a lot of men behind the ball which Errigal were struggling to break down in the early stages until Ruairi and then Darragh Canavan punched a hole big enough to get their first score, and it's a big one.

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Eugene Branagan scores the first point of the day, and it's a monster from around the '45' line.

Niall Branagan looks to be picking up Ruairi Canavan in the early stages. Ceilum Doherty has dropped back to pick up Darragh.

The stand is packed and an expectant crowd cannot wait as the 2024 Ulster club SFC final gets underway.

The cries of 'UTM, UTM' (Up The Magpies) ring out around the Athletic Grounds with the Kilcoo fans in good voice as we are about to get underway.

Errigal go as selected, which means Thomas Canavan - who has made a good impact off the bench in some key games this year - starts in the half forward line.

Kilcoo have turned to Jack Devlin who replaces Chrissy Rooney in the only change to the match programme.