Jordan Morris lands his first point of the evening to edge Meath back in front.

The black-carded players also return after 10 minutes of the second half.

Empathic response from Derry to level it once again.

James Sargent tees up Brendan Rogers, who steps inside and lands a superb two-pointer.

Meath are then punished from a poor Sean Brennan kickout, with Ruairí Forbes firing over to bring it back to all square at Celtic Park.

James Conlon pulls his side three points clear.

Sean Brennan steps up from outside the arc and, this time, makes no mistake with a superb two-point score.

The Royals move into a two-point lead after 40 minutes at Celtic Park.

Scramble in the Derry defence but the Oak Leafers eventually clear.

Lachlan Murray’s pass towards Shane McGuigan is crucially intercepted by Donal Keogan, and Meath break at pace.

Eoghan Frayne then steps up from outside the arc, giving the Royals a big two-point opportunity.

Lachlan Murray’s curling effort drifts narrowly wide for Derry after a frantic restart to the second half.

Both sides are flying forward whenever they win possession in this end-to-end spell.

Early second-half action as both sides trade scores immediately.

Eoin McEvoy nudges Derry ahead, but Jack Flynn responds straight away for Meath to level it up again.

Substitute James McEntee also goes into the book for Meath, having been involved in the first-half melee as players headed towards the dressing rooms at the interval.

We are back under way at Celtic Park and both sides are down to 13 men after a chaotic restart.

Just before the throw-in, Derry’s Gareth McKinless and Conor Doherty are shown black cards following an incident before the break, while Meath’s Ronan Ryan and Cian McBride are also sidelined, leaving both teams with 13 men in a bizarre start to the second half.

Conor Glass goes down after contact with Jack Flynn, and Derry take full advantage from the quick free.

James Sargent is picked out and makes no mistake, firing over to level it up just before the break.

Nothing to separate the sides at half-time in this razor-tight Championship eliminator.

Jack O’Connor is the end point of a quick Meath counter, but he drags his effort wide as the hooter fast approaches.

Big goal chance for Derry as Brendan Rogers finds Lachlan Murray, who, despite going to ground, manages to fist it across goal.

Ruairí Forbes opts for the safer route and fires over to reduce the gap to a point once again.

Derry are quick to respond with a point from Eoin McEvoy to reduce the deficit back to two.

James Conlon follows up with another point — his fourth of the evening — with five minutes to half-time.

James Conlon dummies Gareth McKinless, sending him to the ground with a sharp turn and converts comfortably.

Jack O’Connor almost extends the lead but Padraig McGrogan gets across to deflect it wide.

Paul Cassidy narrowly misses his opportunity to level it for the Oak Leafers.

Vital interception from Eoghan Frayne sparks the move as Meath break at pace.

Bryan Menton surges into the Derry half and lands his third point of the evening to put the Royals back in front.

Substitute Jack O’Connor lays it off to Matthew Costello, who finishes to bring Meath level once again.

Ten minutes left in a breathless first half.

Ethan Doherty drives in from a tight angle and fires home superbly to put Derry ahead for the first time in this match.

Crucial turnover from Dan Higgins on Eoghan Frayne sets Derry away at pace.

Eoin McEvoy goes for goal but Sean Brennan saves with his legs — the rebound falls kindly to Lachlan Murray, who fists over to level it up.

Huge response from Derry as James Sargent holds off the pressure of Jack Flynn and shows great composure to fire home a goal on his first championship start.

Flying start to this All-Ireland clash with 20 minutes played.