Sligo 1-13 Armagh 1-19

Have no doubt, this was a huge win for Kieran McGeeney and his troops, writes Declan Browne.

Westmeath restored battered pride, but it was 14-man Armagh who took the spoils in a bruising Round 2B Qualifier at Cusack Park.

He would have been entitled to feel smug or wag a finger in the general direction of his detractors after a torrid 18 months, but Eamonn Burns instead used his winning platform to heap praise on his unfancied Down team after they pulled off the county’s first Ulster championship win over Armagh in 25 years.

Two first-half goals against Armagh helped Tyrone into the Ulster U21 final for the first time in three years last night.