Tom McGrattan spins and scores his first from play, but Sé McGuigan hits back immediately.

Shane McGuigan makes the support run and finishes from the left wing. Slaughtneil grab two scores in-a-row for the first time.

Portaferry's Ciaran Milligan picks up the first booking of the game and Cormac O'Doherty adds further punishment from the free.

A bit more bite about Slaughtneil now but they concede a free that is punished by McGrattan.

The breeze had picked up, favouring Slaughtneil and Cormac O'Doherty uses it to his advantage from a deep free that was retaken.

The second half has begun in Armagh where Portaferry hold a commanding lead, but can Slaughtneil turn it around?

No changes for either team at the break.

Tom McGrattan lands a free with the last act of the opening half and Portaferry take a deserved seven-point lead into the dressing room at half time.

The Down side have been much the better side, attacking this game from the off with Slaughtneil left with much work to do if they want to turn things around.

Brendan Rogers grabs a score with his first real opportunity of the game.

O'Doherty makes up for his earlier miss with a point from a free. We have one minute of added time to play at the end of the first half.

A huge stop from Portaferry's Tom Murray on the line from Fionn McEldowney at the expense of a 65, but Cormac O'Doherty misses the chance to get a score out of what was a good attack.

Matthew Conlon pushed the gap out to eight with his third of the half.

Tom McGrattan adds another from a 65 prior to another Slaughtneil wide.

Slaughtneil perhaps guilty of overplaying it, looking for that extra pass with a score on, but then they have sent two shots past the posts and one short with their last three attacks.

Daithi Sands clips over from out on the left and the gap is out to six.

Tom McGrattan and Cormac O'Doherty swap pointed frees.

Ruairi Ó Mianáin with a Slaughtneil score and one they had to work for with Portaferry defenders swarming around the ball.

Matthew Conlon stretches the lead for Portaferry who have been on top throughout the field in the opening quarter.

Slaughtneil have been struggling early but Jack Cassidy thumps over from deep, only for Finn Turpin to reply.

A huge save from Slaughtneil goalkeeper Oisin O'Doherty from Eoghan Sands. Portaferry do get a score out of it from a Tom McGrattan 65 to end a barren few minutes where both teams passed up opportunities.

Shane McGuigan puts Slaugthneil on th board but his score is sandwiched by points from Niall Fitzsimmons and Finn Turpin.