David Mohan
BBC Sport NI at Croke Park

Just as it seemed that sinking feeling was descending upon the Mayo fans with David Clifford's goal, they are fully back to life with those two-pointers and the turnover free converted by Ryan O'Donoghue.

It was vital for them to respond as Kerry were threatening to cut loose with the Cliffords and Sean O'Shea fully into their groove.

This period before the half could well prove crucial for both.

Kerry are made to pay immediately.

Sam Callinan gathers an awkward pass brilliantly, keeps his composure and follows through to split the posts.

The Kingdom's lead is cut to a single point as Mayo continue their remarkable turnaround, with just under five minutes remaining until half-time.

Seán O'Shea cannot make Mayo pay from the resulting free, pulling his effort wide of the posts.

It is Kerry's fourth wide of the afternoon and their early fluency has faded. Mayo have seized the momentum over the past 10 minutes and the Kingdom suddenly look short of answers.

A worrying moment for Kerry as Dylan Casey is off temporarily after a high challenge from Mayo captain Jack Coyne.

Referee Martin McNally keeps his cards in his pocket, but Casey's afternoon is interrupted by a blood injury, with Evan Looney introduced as a temporary replacement.

Free-in for Kingdom.

Tommy Conroy makes an instant impact after his introduction, winning a free from a tight angle that Darragh Beirne calmly converts.

Moments later, Mayo punish another Kerry infringement as Ryan O'Donoghue splits the posts from a straightforward free.

Two scores in quick succession have transformed the contest, with the Westerners back within two points after 26 minutes.

Andy Moran makes an early move after 25 minutes as Tommy Conroy replaces Paul Towey.

It's an attacking change from the Mayo manager, who is looking to build on his side's recent momentum and inject more pace into the forward line.

Watch as David Clifford scores the opening goal of the game for Kerry.

Croke Park finally finds its voice.

Ryan O'Donoghue produces a superb two-point score from distance when it looked like the chance was not on, lifting the Mayo supporters and cutting the deficit to four.

The Mayo forward is stepping up just when his side need him most.

Faith Harper
BBC Sport NI at Croke Park

The big thing for Mayo this half is to contain Kerry, which is absolutely easier said that done.

So far this year, Andy Moran's side have been more of a second half team and as David mentioned, kicking into the hill is notoriously difficult. They just need to steady the ship until half-time.

Kobe McDonald cannot make Mayo's latest attack count, dropping another effort short of the target.

Kerry break at pace from the back and David Clifford switches play brilliantly from right to left.

Seán O'Shea receives the ball and turns his marker, creates just enough space and calmly fists over the bar to restore the Kingdom's six-point advantage.

The first yellow card of the final goes to Jordan Flynn after he brings down Tom O'Sullivan.

David Clifford takes on the resulting free from a tight angle beyond the two-point arc, but his effort drifts wide.

It's Kerry's third successive wide after such a clinical opening 20 minutes.

Tom O'Sullivan's radar is off for a second successive attack.

The Kerry defender pulls another effort wide as the game passes the 20-minute mark, with the Kingdom finally showing a few minor flaws after an almost flawless opening spell.

Tom O'Sullivan fancies his chances from distance after drifting in from the left.

The Kerry defender cannot keep it between the posts though, sending his effort wide for the Kingdom's first miss of the afternoon.

Ruairi Cunningham
BBC Sport NI at Croke Park

The Mayo men have been calculated in their build-up and attacks in the early phase of this match.

It's cat and mouse at this point.

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Conor McManus
Two-time Ulster winner on BBC Sport NI

It has just been the quality and the composure that Kerry have every time they get forward.

That's a huge score for Mayo.

Jack Carney finds space on the right and lets fly from outside the two-point arc, splitting the posts with a superb effort from open play to cut the deficit and finally give the Westerners some momentum.

Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI at Croke Park

Mayo certainly aren't short of dead-eyed shooters but they've already kicked three shots short and are having to work hard to find space for those efforts.

Kerry are much more efficient at applying scoreboard pressure. It helps to have David Clifford, of course.

Seán O'Shea is pulling the strings.

The Kerry forward drifts in from the left once again and, from just inside the arc, calmly clips over another point to extend the Kingdom's lead to seven as we pass the 16-minute mark.

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Kerry have the first goal of the All-Ireland final and it's David Clifford.

Seán O'Shea bursts down the right before slipping a clever handpass into Clifford's path. The Kerry captain times his run to perfection, rounds the advancing goalkeeper and coolly slots into the bottom-left corner.

A clinical finish from the Kingdom's talisman.

After a brief lull in play, Seán O'Shea restores Kerry's momentum.

The forward drifts in from the left, spots the space opening up and makes no mistake, curling over a straightforward point to stretch the Kingdom's advantage.