All square at the break.

Will Patching opened the scoring for the visitors with a goal direct from a corner kick midway through the half but the hosts levelled on the stroke of half-time thanks to a first goal for the club from Mikey Place.

It's been an entertaining half and you feel there are more goals to come in this one.

Half-time at the Oval after a half dominated by Glentoran.

Ballymena are still continuing their protests about that late penalty award as the teams make their way off the pitch.

Mark Dillon blows for the interval with the away side holding a slender lead, thanks to that Matthew Fitzpatrick strike.

It has been a cagey affair at Mourneview Park, but Michael O’Connor’s side have work to do if they are to claw their way back into this one.

One additional minute to be played.

Harry Lynch's penalty is all that separates the sides at the break, but Crusaders should have been well in front by then.

Still all to play for after the break.

Colin Coates
Former Crusaders captain on BBC Sportsound

That was a really confident penalty and well struck.

On the balance of play, Glentoran deserve to be level.

Matthew Fitzpatrick drills a powerful strike towards the far post, but Jacob Carney reacts well with a strong hand to parry.

Kirk Millar lofts the resulting delivery back into the mixer,but the host scrambles it clear.

Liam Beckett
Sportsound summariser

That is what you get when you have a player like Andy Ryan in your team.

That was probably the hardest chance he has had this afternoon but he never even took a touch, just swung the left foot at it.

Almost a second goal for Coleraine.

A poor defensive header from Luke McCullough is seized upon by Joel Cooper who goes round the keeper but loses his balance in the process.

A let off for the home side as we approach half-time.

Penalty to Glentoran...

Great play by Portadown’s Alex Moore.

Leroy Millar thread the ball into Andy Ryan, but Moore was off his line quickly to smoother the ball and cut out the danger.

A stern talking to for Billy Joe Burns from referee Steven Gregg following a tackle on Ben Wylie, but no card for him on Valentine's Day.

Sean Carlin breathes a sigh of relief after his sloppy pass across the backline is intercepted by Sam Taylor, who slots the ball into the bottom corner.

The celebrations are cut short as Mark Dillon adjudges that Carlin was fouled just as he released the ball.

Matthew Fitzpatrick finds the bottom corner to give Linfield the lead at Glenavon.

Jordan Stewart again gets on the end of another Ross Clarke right wing cross, but Ballymena keeper Brad Wade is able to save relatively comfortably.