LIVE BLOG - Carlow v Longford at Croke Park
Carlow's Conor Doyle is tackled by Ronan Sweeney and Joseph Hagan of Longford Photo: ©INPHO/Nick Elliott
Full time - IT'S ALL OVER!! Carlow are National League Division 4 champions!!
90 min - The ball is played into the Carlow goalmouth but is cleared away
87 mins - Conor Doyle, who is cramping up after the effort he has put in, wins a free but can't take it himself as a result of his injury. It's awkward for the right footed Blake but he makes no mistake -
85 mins - Lovely ball by Doyle picks out Bolger who scores from close range -
84 mins - Ross Dunphy is another to have a superb game for Carlow before Aaron Amond is introduced in his place
82 mins - Eoghan Ruth is replaced by Adam Burgess after an incredible shift in midfield
82 mins - Blake puts Carlow ahead -
81 mins - Red card! Longford's Ronan Bleakley is sent off a tackle just ten seconds into the second half of extra time
Half time in extra time - For three halves in a row, Carlow have built up a lead but have been pegged back to be level at half time. Longford have not led once in 80 minutes of football but there is still ten minutes to play, and still the potential of a penalty shoot-out.
80 mins - Carey free with the last kick of the half -
79 mins - Dylan Farrell drives on to get a nice score -
77 mins - Carlow are penalised for touching the ball on the ground but replays suggest it was in fact a Longford hand, after some protests the free is brought in and Farrell is left with an easy score -
75 mins - Paddy McDonnell feeds Blake who fists over from a tight angle on the left, Carlow win possession from the kick out and Conor Doyle adds another score -
74 mins - Daniel Reynolds does well to curl a shot just inside the post -
73 mins - Blake picks out Jamie Clarke who fires over -
72 mins - Conor Doyle curls over the first point of extra time from a free -
71 mins - Sean Murphy was a late sub in normal but no further changes by either team
6.43pm - Extra time gets under way
Full-time - The answer is no. Carlow can't find a way to get a shot off with the last possession and the game ends a draw and there is extra time to come -
70 mins - Carlow have possession back in the last minute, can they build for a winning score???
69 mins - Matthew Carey ties the game with 90 seconds to go, huge kick out to come -
68 mins - Looooong spell of Carlow possession comes to nothing and Longford have the ball back with two minutes to play
63 mins - After a Ross Dunphy wide, Jamie Clarke comes on to replace Liam Gavin as Longford make a double change
60 mins - Daniel Reynolds fists over after showing a good turn of foot -
57 mins - Point for Longford midfielder Liam Glennon -
55 mins - Brilliant driving, pacy run by Bambrick wins a free and Doyle slots over -
52 mins - McCarron's kick out is picked off by Hagan and with the Carlow goalkeeper scrambling back, Oran Kenny hits the net to get Longford back in the game -
50 mins - Blake wastes no time in making a big impression, lovely point -
49 mins - Blake is straight in and causes problems, good chance of a goal but Bambrick puts his shot the wrong side of the post, there may have been a man inside in a better position...
49 mins - Lovely give and go between Lee Walker and Conor Doyle and Walker goes through to score. It's his last touch as he is replaced by Chris Blake for Carlow's first sub -
47 mins - Goal for Carlow!! Lee Walker is denied by the foot of Eoin McGuinness but Carlow win back possession and on the second wave of the attack, Ross Dunphy makes no mistake!
45 - Lynn is fouled and Matthew Carey ties the game from the free -
43 mins - Oran Kenny gets into a good position and levels the game but Carlow go win the kick out and go straight up the field and score through Ross Dunphy -
39 mins - First point of the second half is from a Liam Gavin free after Bambrick had been fouled -
5.53pm - Second half is underway with no subs on either team.
Half time - That proves to be the last kick of the half and although Carlow have been the better side for large spells, Longford score the last four points of the half to go in level at the break -
35 mins - Very harsh free against John Phiri near the wing and it is then brought in close to the goal after some chat to the referee and Farrell has an easy tap over - Carlow 0-12 Longford 1-9
32 mins - And Reynolds again, five now for the Longford wing back -
31 mins - Dessie Reynolds is one Longford player who has caused lots of problems for Carlow and he gets in for his fourth point of the half -
30 mins- Nice finish from just inside the two point line by Joseph Hagan -
28 mins - Padhraig Bolger has had a fine game attacking from wing back and he curls over his second point of the game so far -
27 mins - Conor Doyle bursts through the Longford defence and smashes his shot over the bar -
26 mins - Reynolds' earlier effort was close to a two pointer but this one is from beyond the arc -
25 mins- Huge chance for Carlow! Liam Gavin can't quite get the right contact close to goal after a flowing move but Carlow force Eoin McGuiness into overcarrying and Gavin converts the free -
24 mins - Dessie Reynolds hits back for Longford -
23 mins - Referee plays an advantage for a foul on John Phiri so Eoghan Ruth swings a boot at the ball and sends it soaring over the crossbar from outside the arc, great score!
21 mins - Good patient play ends with a nice score for Ross Dunphy, Carlow have responded well to the setback of conceding a goal -
19 mins - Carlow almost reply instantly with a goal of their own. Bolger played the ball across to Liam Gavin, it was a real chance but his shot was too high, although Carlow are glad to take the point -
18 mins - Goal for Longford. Ben McCarron can't quite hold a wickedly dipping shot and eventually Oisin O'Toole is able to fire to the net -
16 mins - From just a metre inside the two point arc and with a couple of defenders in front of him, Colm Hulton kicks the best score of the game so far -
14 mins - Something of a soft free free for Longford and Dylan Farrell gets their first score in over ten minutes - Carlow 0-4 Longford 0-2
9 mins - Ross Dunphy gets one v one with Bryan Masterson and draws the foul in front of goal, Liam Gavin easily converts - Carlow 0-4 Longford 0-1
5 mins - No signs of nerves from Carlow as they have settled quickly into this game.
5 mins - Two quick points by Carlow, Padhraig Bolger and then Ross Dunphy -
3 mins - Quick response by Longford as Oran Kenny levels -
2 mins - Lee Walker kicks the first score of the game into the Hill 16 end -
4.50pm -Confirmation of the starting team for Carlow is in:
Ben McCarron; Colin Byrne, Dara Curran, John Phiri, Niall Roche, Mark Furey, Padhraig Bolger; Eoghan Ruth, Conor Doyle; Paddy McDonnell, Colm Hulton, Mikey Bambrick, Liam Gavin, Ross Dunphy, Lee Walker.
4.40pm - Some reading before the throw in. The Barrowside Gael has been trawling through the history books and details the scale of how big a victory it would be if Joe Murphy's team can left silverware here in Croke Park today
4.35pm - Welcome to this afternoon's Live Blog of the National Football League Division 4 Final between Carlow and Longford. Atmosphere is building on a sunny late afternoon in Croke Park.
