Paudie Clifford drives into space, fists over the bar but from the restart Tyrone are forced out over the sideline and a goal opens up for Kerry.

Seanie O'Shea and Dylan Geaney exchange passes but O'Shea puts too much on the return ball and Tyrone escape and at the other end Eoin McElholm points.

Niall Morgan, with the resultant 45, can't hit the target.

Shane Murphy spreads himself to deny Ronan Cassidy a goal for Tyrone. He got out brilliantly to close down the angle.

Darren McCurry's first action is to take on a two-point free, and he absolutely nails it to get Tyrone back in the game!

45 minutes gone.

Kerry again win their own kickout, Sean O'Brien up to catch and he's impeded off the mark, leaving David Clifford with a chance from a two-point free which he easily slots over to take his tally to 1-6.

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Mattie Donnelly pulls one back for Tyrone as McCurry enters the play to a huge roar from those of a Tyrone persuasion in Croke Park.

Can he provide a spark as he did in Omagh a fortnight ago?

Gavin White is dragged down by Conn Kilpatrick and Paul Geaney tips over the free as Kerry now lead by four.

Darren McCurry, who hit 0-6 against Mayo looks set to be coming on now for Tyrone.

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The goal opened up for Joe O'Connor, who raised a green flag against Armagh last weekend but the Tyrone rearguard put him under enough pressure before he could get the shot off.

Kieran McGeary wins a free at the other end and Ethan Jordan pops it over to get Tyrone back to within one.

Again, Shane Murphy picks out a Kerry man with his kickout, though and Dylan Geaney gets on the ball to strike a superb two-point score for Kerry.

Tyrone were out first from half-time and will be hoping to stay in the game here unlike last season when Kerry pulled away after the restart.

Let's see how the second half unfolds.

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Keeping David Clifford at bay is simply impossible. The Fossa man hauled 1-10 against Armagh last weekend and already has 1-4 this evening, 1-3 from play, but Niall Devlin’s block late in the half could give him confidence in the second period.

If Tyrone can limit Clifford in the next 35 minutes at least, it will give the Red Hands a chance but they will have to trim their wide count at the other end having struck seven in that first period.

Meanwhile, Malachy O’Rourke will be hoping his side can start to get more joy around the Kerry kickout. Shane Murphy is getting his restarts away too easily and the Kingdom have got possession from 13 of their 16 kickouts.

A really entertaining first half in this All-Ireland quarter-final sees Tyrone trailing Kerry by two points at the break.

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Paul Geaney chips over another 14-metre free for Kerry.

Niall Devlin has moved onto David Clifford since that earlier goal, and he has just got a vital nick on the Kerry talisman's latest effort.

Tyrone are patient in the attack that ensued thereafter and it ends in a score from wing-half back Michael McKernan.

David Clifford pops over a close-range free and Dylan Geaney quickly follows with another beautifully taken point.

He's been brilliant thus far alongside Clifford who has 1-4.

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Dylan Geaney pushes Kerry two in front but after a tremendous tackle at one end, Kieran McGeary is on hand to strike a monster two-point effort and bring Tyrone back level.

Brilliant passage of play from the 2021 Football of the Year.

Seanie O'Donnell drops his latest effort wide having hit an earlier point and that's now six wides for Tyrone with ten minutes to go in the first half.

Diarmuid O'Connor didn't get on the scoresheet against Armagh, but he opens his account here to put Kerry back in front.

Well he hasn't been accurarte as of yet from a dead ball, but Ethan Jordan lands a two-pointer from play for Tyrone to bring them level after that David Clifford goal.

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Cormac Quinn has been handed the unenviable task of marking David Clifford who now has 1-3 from four possessions.

That goal was just utter class into the top corner, there was nothing Niall Morgan could do.

The Tyrone response will be interesting here, they can't let this one slip away before half-time like Armagh did last week.

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Cormac Quinn hasn't been able to get a hand on David Clifford and the superstar Fossa forward has just finished to the net after the ball spilled out.

He was the first to react, got a yard of space and fired past Niall Morgan to make it 1-3 already through 20 minutes.