LIVE BLOG - Naas v Maynooth in the Senior Football Championship 

Full time - Really good effort by Maynooth and they will take a lot from this ahead of games to come against Raheens and Sarsfields but Naas showed impressive scoring prowess, Kirwan scored 1-5, Beirne 0-7 and Sinkey 0-5.

67 mins - Alex Beirne free - Naas 1-23 Maynooth 2-13

66 mins - Good run and finish by Sinkey off his weaker right foot - Naas 1-22 Maynooth 2-13

64 mins - Mahoney two point free wide, that might be the end of Maynooth's challenge there tonight 

59 mins - Alex Beirne free - Naas 1-21 Maynooth 2-13

57 mins - Sloppy pass by Mark Donnellen when out of goal ends with a Cathal Daly point, could have been worse but still might be enough to kill off the Maynooth challenge - Naas 1-20 Maynooth 2-13

56 mins - Diamond sparkles off the bench again for Maynooth, terrific point, Maynooth won't go away - Naas 1-19 Maynooth 2-13

53 mins - Huge goal chance for Maynooth, Conor O'Grady in on goal but although his shot beats Mullins, Tom Kelly diverts it over the bar - Naas 1-19 Maynooth 2-12

52 mins - Paul McDermott gets his first since coming off the bench - Naas 1-19 Maynooth 2-11

51 mins - Close range free by Mahoney - Naas 1-18 Maynooth 2-11

49 mins - Lovely skill and then a point on the run by Kirwan, the reigning champions just starting to wear Maynooth down - Naas 1-18 Maynooth 2-10

49 mins - Alex Beirne sets up Dermot Hanafin - Naas 1-17 Maynooth 2-10

47 mins - 45 converted by Flanagan - Naas 1-16 Maynooth 2-10

43 mins - Good finish by Sinkey - Naas 1-16 Maynooth 2-9

40 mins - Goal for Naas and it take a good goal to better it in this year's Championship. Darrah Kirwan evades the clutches of Flanagan in the middle of the field, drives forward before unleashing a rocket of shot from outside the 20 metre line that flies by Donnellan and into the net - Naas 1-15 Maynooth 2-9

36 mins - Great goal for Maynooth, this time Paul Maguire joins his midfield partner in netting, nice link up play by the impressive Mahoney in the build up - Naas 0-15 Maynooth 2-9

36 mins - Free by Alex Beirne - Naas 0-15 Maynooth 1-9

34 mins - Sinkey proving a handful, nicely taken fisted point - Naas 0-14 Maynooth 1-9

33 mins - A two point free by Mahoney, good start to the second half by Maynooth - Naas 0-13 Maynooth 1-9

31 mins - Paul O'Dea fists over the first point of the second half Naas 0-13 Maynooth 1-7

8.32pm - No changes on either side and the second half is underway

32mins - Kirwan kicks a mark after a high in the last action of the half and the teams head to the dressing room with Naas leading 0-13 to 1-6

30 mins - A flowing Naas move from one goalmouth to the other that could have been the goal of the championship ends with a palmed effort by Beirne saved by Donnellan. Naas keep the ball alive and Kirwan's shot is blocked on the line by Callum McCabe but play is brought back for a foul on Elliott Beirne and his brother Alex taps it over - Naas 0-12 Maynooth 1-6

27 mins - Naas reply with a two pointer from Kirwan - Naas 0-11 Maynooth 1-6

26 mins - Brilliant goal by Ciaran Flanagan, after scoring two against Kilcock last week. His long, rangy strides take him away from the Naas defence and he beats Mullins with a good finish - Naas 0-9 Maynooth 1-6

24 mins - Naas motoring now, Darragh Kirwan opens his account - Naas 0-9 Maynooth 0-6

23 mins - Clever run by Beirne finds some space and he scores after Jack McKevitt's pass - Naas 0-8 Maynooth 0-6

22 mins - Dermot Hanafin gives Naas the lead again - Naas 0-7 Maynooth 0-6

21 mins - Another 45 missed by Maynooth, this time by goalkeeper Mark Donnellan

19 mins - Paddy Mahoney's turn for a lovely foot pass down the far end now, Paul O'Dea is the man on the end of it and he ties the game. Ross Glavin has to be pleased with Maynooth's display so far - Naas 0-6 Maynooth 0-6

17 mins - Fantastic long raking pass by Alex Beirne picks out Sinkey who gives the pass the finish it deserved - Naas 0-6 Maynooth 0-5

16 mins - Paddy Mahoney goal chance for Maynooth, tries to find the bottom corner as he did against Kilcock last but Luke Mullins blocks behind with his legs. The 45 by Ciaran Flanagan goes wide

14 mins - Instant reply by Paddy Hever - Naas 0-5 Maynooth 0-5

14 mins - Excellent play in along the endline by Ryan Sinkey to get away from Sean Mahon before fisting over - Naas 0-5 Maynooth 0-4

11mins - Booming two point effort by Alex Beirne ties the game - Maynooth 0-4 Naas 0-4

9 mins - Paul O'Dea for Maynooth - Maynooth 0-4 Naas 0-2

8 mins - A two point effort by Ryan Sinkey bounces off the bar and then from the rebound, Paddy McDermott's shot is cleared off the line by Cathal Quinn

7 mins - Fintan Quinn showed a taste for two pointers in the recent SFL Div 1 final and in from the start in midfield today strides forward before finding the mark - Maynooth 0-3 Naas 0-2

5 mins - Sean Hever with the score after a powerful run by Paul Maguire opened up the Naas defence - Maynooth 0-3 Naas 0-0

3 mins - A two point free by Paddy Mahoney opens the scoring - Maynooth 0-2 Naas 0-0 

7.46pm - And we are underway

7.34pm - Just over ten minutes from throw in and the teams are confirmed. The big news sees Darragh Kirwan return for Naas but there is no Neil Flynn for a Maynooth side who are already without Cathal McCabe.

NAAS: Luke Mullins; Rob Fitzgerald, Mark Maguire, Jamie McGuirk, Jack McKevitt, Brian Byrne, Paddy McDermott; Eoin Doyle, Fintan Quinn; Kevin Cummins, Dermot Hanafin, Elliott Beirne, Darragh Kirwan, Alex Beirne, Ryan Sinkey.

MAYNOOTH: Mark Donnellan; Cathal Quinn, Sean Mahon, Darren Maguire, Callum McCabe, Niall O’Sullivan, Matthew Eustace; Paul Maguire, Ciaran Flanagan; Paul O’Dea, Paddy Maguire, Paddy Hever, Paddy Mahoney, John Flattery, Sean Hever.

REFEREE: Henry Barrett

7.15pm - Welcome to Cedral St Conleths Park on a balmy evening with Naas and Maynooth set to meet in Group B of the Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship