UPDATES AS THEY HAPPEN: Tipperary and Offaly pay tribute to Liam Kearns before game gets underway

Updates here as the game progresses in FBD Semple Stadium today:

1.58pm: Tipp and Offaly paid a beautiful tribute to Liam Kearns before the nation anthem as they line up and observe a minutes silence

2.05pm: Quick Scores for Tipp, playing against the wind, with Jack Kennedy from a free and Stephen Quirke from play. Nigel Dunne responds for Offaly.

2.13pm Beautiful well worked point by Mikey O Shea after a mazy run. Score of the day so far!

2.14pm Quick response: Bernard Allen point for Offaly 

After 15 minutes : Tipperary 0-3 Offaly 0-2

2.16pm Offaly blood Sub: Dylan Hyland for Jack Bryant 

2.17pm Offaly point Ruairi McNamee

2.18pm Blood sub reversed for Offaly. 

2.19pm Nigel Dunne point for Offaly 

Tipperary 0-3 Offaly 0-4

2.21pm  Dylan Hyland free pointed for the Faithful.

Tipperary 0-3 Offaly 0-5

2.23pm Michael O Reilly - the keeper for Tipp - takes a free and points from the 45. 

Tipperary 0-4 Offaly 0-5

2.25pm Joe Maher points for Offaly. At the other end from the kickout Stephen Quirke punches a long ball over the ball from the edge of the square for Tipp

Tipperary 0-5 Offaly 0-6

2.30pm Stephen Quirke with one to get the crowd going from the sideline 

Tipperary 0-6 Offaly 0-6

2.32pm Dylan Hyland from play for Offaly who are playing into the Town End 

Tipperary 0-6 Offaly 0-7

2.34pm Ruairi McNamee with a good point for Offaly. Anton Sullivan kicks from near the sideline then to the delight of Offaly supporters. 

Tipperary 0-6 Offaly 0-9

2.37pm Tipp Sub  Donough Leahy for Teddy Doyle quickly followed by a Cathal Deely point

Half Time: Tipperary 0-7 Offaly 0-9 Tipp well in it. Will have the wind in the 2nd half. 

2.54pm Dunne with the opening point of the half for Offaly. A response from Conor Cadell leaves it 

Tipperary 0-8 Offaly 0-10

3.01pm Sub for Tipp with Mark Russell on for Conor Cadell 

3.03pm Point for Offaly then ...Boom - Mark Russell with a huge kick into the wind for Tipp

Tipperary 0-9 Offaly 0-11

3.09pm Offaly point then their keeper Ian Duffy saves at point blank range on 51 minutes from Donough Leahy. Dylan Hyland points for Offaly when the ball wwent down the field. 

Tipperary 0-9 Offaly 0-13

3.12pm Mark Russell inspires Tipp but from the kickout Tipp attack yet again the keeper saves from Leahys half punched shot. O Reilly points the 45.

Tipperary 0-11 Offaly 0-13

3.14pm McNamee for Offaly

Tipperary 0-11 Offaly 0-14

Jack Kennedy on 58 minutes with a long kick aided by the wind sails between the posts. 

Tipperary 0-12 Offaly 0-14

3.25pm Jack Kennedy free brings it back to a one point game

Tipperary 0-13 Offaly 0-14

3.26 Black card for Tipp sub Liam McGrath 

Ruairi McNamee goal into an empty net with the Tipp goalie out the field. Another from Anton Sullivan a minute later with Tipp unable to clear the ball cleanly. 

3.32pm Tipperary 0-13 Offaly 2-14

Full time whistle