Another fantastic save by McGinley to deny Junior from a free kick. Top class save

For a clash on Abibi he is booked.

Boyle is booked in the final minute of the game.

Somehow Dundalk can't get the ball across the line, the ball falls to the midfielder following a knockdown and he goalbound effort was cleared off the line

McEleney is booked for a foul on the edge of the area, close very close for a penalty call.

Owolabi comes on for the final five minutes.

Foley was once again impressive today.

Fantastic stop by McGinley to deny Duffy who looked certain to score from close range.

Ole Erik Midtskogen comes off for Junior.

Junior comes on for the last ten minutes of the game.

Fantastic break from Dundalk going forward but McGinley pulls off a fantastic save to keep it at 1-1.

Nattestad gets a yellow card for a foul.

Jurkovskis' sends in a great cross into the area for Zahibo but the player can't direct his header goalward.

Doherty comes on

Russell comes off for the final period of the game

McNamee tries his luck from distance again however it blazes over the bar.

Barry comes on to replace the injured Dunleavy.

Dunleavy is injured and has to come off.

He replaces Sean Murray

On comes Patrick McEleney

O'Kane comes on to replace him

Han is coming off as Dundalk make a sub

Adam Foley, the second player to go into the referee's book tonight.

That’s Midtskogen’s first goal for Dundalk and his second on Irish soil. It’s his first goal since scoring for KI Klaksvik in a 3-1 win away to Vikingur last October. He becomes the first Norwegian to score in the League of Ireland.

Duffy goes close again as he latches onto the ball and lets fly from the edge of the area that flashes across the face of goal.

The perfect start to the second half, an excellent ball from Duffy from the right and Ole Erik Midtskogen has headed it past Mcginley from close range.

SECOND HALF: We are back underway at Finn Park.

The teams are back out for the second half. We will be kicking off the restart soon.

HALF TIME: Barry McNamee's goal is the difference as the home side dominated in periods over a Dundalk side who could only muster two chances of note. If Dundalk is to get back into this game they need a complete shift in terms of intensity and phases of play.

Fantastic breaking ball from Dundalk as Sean Murray started and ended the move as he forces a clever save from McGinley following a Duffy cross. Dundalk earns a corner from the attack.

This game has taken quite a lull at the moment, both sides are enduring a midfield battle with plenty of challenges some of which are hefty.

For a challenge on Foley, Duffy gets booked.

Big chance for Dundalk as a great ball from Han sees Duffy head towards goal at the back post only for it to flash wide.

Another excellent passage of play for the home side sees O'Sullivan hits a low effort that just goes wide but it took a slight deflection and its a corner for the home side.

That is an absolutely cracking goal from Barry McNamee! He collects the ball on the edge of the area from Adam Foley and he rifles it into the top left-hand corner.

A very good cross into the area by Foley sees O'Sullivan nearly latch onto the ball at the back post but it just flashes wide.

The first shot in anger on goal sees Jeong-Woo blazed an effort over the bar.

Dundalk has deployed Ole Erik Midtskogen upfront while Michael Duffy is out on the right-wing with Han Jeong-Woo on the left.

We are underway at Finn Harps, the rain is pouring down in Finn Park.

The teams are out on the pitch with the familiar 'Finn Harps' song blaring over the tannoy. If you have never heard it, it's a treat!

Finn Park has been a happy hunting ground for Dundalk in previous years. Dundalk has won five of their last six meetings at Finn Park. They have outscored their opponents by a staggering 19 goals to 1. The one blip came in a 1-1 draw here in February 2019 when it took an equaliser from Brian Gartland to cancel out Keith Cowan's opener in what was one of the earliest games of Vinny Perths tenure.

Finn Park has been a happy hunting ground for Dundalk in previous years. Dundalk has won five of their last six meetings at Finn Park. They have outscored their opponents by a staggering 19 goals to 1. The one blip came in a 1-1 draw here in February 2019 when it took an equaliser from Brian Gartland to cancel out Keith Cowan's opener in what was one of the earliest games of Vinny Perths tenure.

With Chris Shields absent on the bench Andy Boyle will captain Dundalk tonight. With Daniel Cleary is out injured, Andy is now the only Dundalk player to have started all 11 matches this season in the league.

There have been five changes to the Dundalk side from last week's defeat to Sligo Rovers. In a season where the lineup is a guessing game at times, this is the most this season.

For the first time since 2019 against Bohemians, Chris Shields has been dropped from the starting lineup as the Dundalk captain is on the bench for tonight's game.

Good evening from FinalWhistle HQ, Ciaran Callan here to take you through this evenings match between Dundalk FC and Finn Harps. The teams are in and there is plenty of surprises from the Dundalk FC camp.