Armagh seal final spot

Armagh were lucky to reach the Nicky Rackard Cup final after a less than convincing display against Roscommon in the semi-final on Saturday.

Armagh seal final spot

The home side scored four goals inside the opening 25 minutes in Crossmaglen, with Martin Maguire scoring the first after 40 seconds. Fiachra Bradley and a brace from Conor Corvan saw them establish a healthy lead.

Roscommon pulled a goal back through their top-scorer James Coyne on 32 minutes but Armagh still led 4-4 to 1-10 at half-time.

Roscommon dominated around midfield and could easily have snatched a win towards the end, but Armagh sub John Corvan hit two late points to get them over the line.

Scorers for Armagh: D Carvill 0-6, C Corvan 2-0, F Bradley, M Maguire 1-0 each, D Coulter, J Corvan 0-2 each, P McCormack, C Carvill 0-1 each.

Scorers for Roscommon: J Coyne 1-4, G Fallon, B Donnelly, D Nolan, M Kelly 0-2 each, D Dolan, K Egan, E Mulry, B Kelly, S Curley 0-1 each.

ARMAGH: F Doherty, K McKernan, C Clifford, C McKee, R McGrattan, N Curry, P Gaffney, R Gaffney, P McCormack, M Maguire, C Carvill, D Carvill, F Bradley, D Coulter, C Corvan.

Subs: J Keane for Curry, N Duffy for D Carvill, J Corvan for Bradley.

ROSCOMMON: D Dowd, B Donnelly, S Curley, D Fallon, S Melia, M Kelly, P Kelly, G Fallon, D Nolan, B Kelly, J Coyne, K Conneely, D Dolan, S McDermott, K Egan.

Subs: E Mulry for D Dolan, E Kenny for S McDermott.

Referee: Eamonn Hasson (Derry).

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