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Supporters arrive before the Allianz Football League Division 2 match between Donegal and Louth at Fr Tierney Park in Ballyshannon
31 mins - Donegal 0-7 Louth 0-6
Conor Grimes bursts through the takes his score for Louth, just one in it here
28 mins - Donegal 0-7 Louth 0-5
Donegal hit back with a great score from distance by Oisin Gallen
27 mins - Donegal 0-6 Louth 0-5
Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí is black-carded for a foul, with Mulroy scoring three free and then Louth score again through Ryan Burns
24 mins - Donegal 0-6 Louth 0-3
A good move from Donegal concludes with Shane O'Donnell slotting a point
20 mins - Donegal 0-5 Louth 0-3
Third time lucky for Mulroy, who drills over from about 37 yards, just in front of goal
18 mins - Donegal 0-5 Louth 0-2
Sam Mulrory misses two frees from the ground, one from either side
13 mins - Donegal 0-5 Louth 0-2
Make that for from McBrearty, who puts over the best of the lot. This time from play on the stand stand from distance and an angle, with Caolan McGonagle having won possession
11 mins - Donegal 0-4 Louth 0-2
McBrearty's third free, this time from about 40 metres
7 mins - Donegal 0-3 Louth 0-2
Nice score from Ciaran Keenan for Louth
5 mins - Donegal 0-3 Louth 0-1
McBrearty, with a close-in free, makes it a two-point game
4 mins - Donegal 0-2 Louth 0-1
Oisin Gallen skips inside to double the lead before Sam Mulroy replies for Louth
2 mins - Donegal 0-1 Louth 0-0
Patrick McBrearty free
Donegal welcome Louth on a sunny spring day here in Ballyshannon, where they line out at Fr Tierney Park for their first competitive game in four years.
In team news, there are three changes to the Donegal team, with Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí, Ciaran Moore and Jamie Brennan coming into the team for Brendan McCole, Stephen McMenamin and Hugh McFadden. Louth play as selected.
Donegal: Shaun Patton; Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí, Mark Curran, Daire Ó Baoill; Ryan McHugh, Caolan McGonagle, Peadar Mogan; Ciaran Thomspon, Michael Langan; Ciaran Moore, Shane O'Donnell, Odhran Doherty; Patrick McBrearty, Oisin Gallen, Jamie Brennan.
Louth: Nall McDonnell; Donal McKenny, Dermot Campbell, Peter Lynch; Leonard Grey, Anthony Williams, Conall McKeever; Conor Early, Tommy Durnin; Paul Mathews, Ciaran Keenan, Conor Grimes; Ryan Burns, Sam Mulroy, Tom Jackson.
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