Live: Queensland 24-20 NSW

Queensland claim first blood in the 2005 State of Origin series an overtime win over the NSW.

The game finishes 20-20 at the end of 80 minutes, but Matty Bowen's try three minutes into extra time seals victory for the Maroons.

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84 mins: Queensland 24-20 NSW
Queensland claim victory when Matty Bowen picks off Brett Kimmorley's pass to score an intercept try.

83 mins: Darren Lockyer tries to win it with another drop goal but sees his kick drift left of the posts.

80 mins: NSW launch one last bid for victory but the hooter signals the end of normal time. The game goes into extra time. Whoever scores first wins the match.

78 mins: Queensland 20-20 NSW
Johnathan Thurston brings the sides level with a drop goal. With just two minutes left, there is everything to play for.

77 mins: Amazingly, Darren Lockyer misses a straightforward kick from just left of the posts that would have given Queensland the lead again.

72 mins: Queensland are rocking badly. Another score for the Blues would surely kill them off.

71 mins: Queensland 19-20 NSW
NSW take the lead for the first time when skipper Danny Buderus carves his way through the Queensland defence. Craig Fitzgibbon adds the extras.

69 mins: Queensland 19-14 NSW
The gap is reduced still further when Craig Fitzgibbon pounces on a Queensland fumble to dive over. Fitzgibbon then steps up to land the two points.

62 mins: Queensland 19-8 NSW
The NSW comeback is on after Mark Gasnier grabs their second try of the game. Anthony Minichiello bursts through some tired Queensland tackles before setting Gasnier free. Brett Kimmorley misses the conversion.

53 mins: Queensland 19-4 NSW
NSW get their first points of the game when Luke Rooney stretches over in the left corner after Trent Barrett's pass splits the Queensland defence. Craig Fitzgibbon misses the conversion.

49 mins: Queensland 19-0 NSW
Michael Crocker breaches the NSW line after Queensland get their rewards for some sustained pressure. Cameron Smith adds the extra points.

43 mins: Luke Rooney is held up just short of the Queensland line. The referee asks for a call from the video official, who rules out a NSW try.

41 mins: NSW skipper Danny Buderus begins the second half receiving treatment on the bench.

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40 mins: Queensland 13-0 NSW
Darren Lockyer's drop goal in the last few seconds of the half takes Queensland to more than two scores in front. They deservedly go in at the interval with a healthy lead after dominating the first 40 minutes.

38 mins: Anthony Minichiello cannot hold on to Matt Cooper's pass as NSW look to mount a rare attack. The error gives Queensland an opportunity to add another score before the break.

33 mins: Queensland 12-0 NSW
Cameron Smith extends Queenland's lead after Trent Barrett is penalised for a swinging arm in the tackle.

31 mins: Anthony Minichiello comes to NSW's rescue again as Queensland continue to probe away. The Blues start to look tired as the effects of their almost non-stop tackling begins to take its toll.

28 mins: Queensland's Carl Webb turns from villain to hero in the space of 60 seconds. He is penalised twice for losing his cool but then comes up with a big hit that results in a NSW turnover.

20 mins: Queensland 10-0 NSW
Ty Williams claims a try after Darren Lockyer's pass to Billy Slater balloons forward off the full-back's left knee. The referee asks for a judgment by the video referee, who eventually rules it is a touchdown. Cameron Smith adds the conversion.

19 mins: Queensland 4-0 NSW
Cameron Smith kicks his second penalty after Danny Buderus is penalised for a hand on the ball in the tackle.

15 mins: Luke Rooney powers down the left touchline but is brought to earth by Johnathan Thurston. The Maroons then go on the attack themselves, forcing the Blues to kick out from underneath their own posts.

13 mins: The game is moving quickly from one end to the other but both defences are standing firm. Anthony Minichiello looks rock solid, claiming two Darren Lockyer bombs.

10 mins: A Ben Kennedy break eases the pressure on NSW and quickly turns defence into attack for the Blues.

7 mins: Queensland 2-0 NSW
Queensland take an early lead when Cameron Smith kicks a simply penalty from in front of the posts after NSW are penalised for stopping a quick play-the-ball.

1111 BST: NSW get the game under way.

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Queensland: Slater, Williams, Berrigan, Bowman, Sing, Lockyer, Thurston, Price, Smith, Civoniceva, Crocker, Thorn, Flannery.
Replacements: Ross, Webb, McGuire, Bowen.

New South Wales: Minichiello, King, Cooper, Gasnier, Rooney, Barrett, Kimmorley, Bailey, Buderus, Ryles, Hindmarsh, Fitzgibbon, Kennedy.
Replacements: Wing, Simpson, Ryan, Watmough.

Referee: Paul Simpkins (Australia).