New constantly sophisticated shows from Ballymacnab send Rory Grugan were basic to Armagh’s march on the Department One or two Category Final this year.
Grugan’s combination of world and function are applauded by Orchard manager Kieran McGeeney like immediately after their final matchday draw to Cork, where Grugan obtained 1-step three and you may put into their team’s beginning mission to have Oisin Conaty.
On occasion a playmaker between midfield and you will attack, Grugan are a supplier and you may finisher during the equivalent measure, and far off Armagh’s offending push encounters your.
Grugan entered brand new Armagh older set-upwards last year, possesses started at the forefront of his county’s ascend aside of the all the way down divisions to determine themselves among the finest groups in the country.
Today towards their thirties, he or she is part of a skilled selection of users calculated to help you just take that a lot of time-anticipated Ango-Celt identity towards Orchard State.
Early in the day Around three Group meetings in USFC
Armagh got previously beaten Fermanagh on Allianz Recreations League Office step 3 Final however, now the new Erne Condition perfected an enthusiastic ambush.
More 8,000 had been inside attendance at Enniskillen and you may Armagh’s battle is went of course, if towering Niall Grimley try sent regarding early in the second 50 % of. Fermanagh provided because of the 0-six so you’re able to 0-cuatro at half time and you can nothing did we understand one Armagh’s finally score out-of gamble got occurred regarding 17 th minute. Fermanagh edged over to 0-nine to 0-4 which have quarter-hour to go and you may stored which virtue until Paddy Neilan’s final whistle.
Fermanagh: P Cadden; K Connor, C Cullen, Yards Jones; B Mulrone (0-1), J McMahon, L Cullen (0-1); Elizabeth Donnelly, Roentgen Jones (0-2); P McCusker, D McCusker (0-1), A beneficial Breen; Sean Quigley (0-1), C Jones, Seamus Quigley (0-6). Subs: C Corrigan to own Sean Quigley, D Teague for P McCusker, E Maguire getting A good Breen, C McManus to own K Connor, T Clarke to own C Jones. Armagh: B Hughes; P Burns off, An excellent McKay, B Donaghy; C Mackin, Grams McCabe, Yards Protects (0-1); C Vernon, B Crealey; R McShane, A Forker, Letter Grimley; Elizabeth Rafferty (0-2), Good Murnin, G McParland (0-1). Subs: N Rowland getting B Crealey, J McElroy having C Mackin, Roentgen Grugan (0-3) having Grams McParland, J Hall getting Roentgen McShane, E McGeown getting E Rafferty.
Subs P McKeever for Yards O’Rourke, O McConville to have S Kernan, M O’Rourke for Vernon, D McKenna to have B Mallon
Twenty four hours that will live forever from the thoughts regarding Fermanagh someone. Shaun Doherty smack the equaliser three minutes towards added time for you to force an excellent replay although Erne Condition will appear back to your missed odds past.
Finian Moriarty scored a rare first 50 % of mission so you can line the Orchard state step one-5 so you can 0-4 to come at the period nevertheless when Ronan Clarke netted an excellent next and you may Steven McDonnell directed, the lead is rapidly seven and you may Armagh appeared as if clear champions. Yet not, an enthusiastic Eamonn Maguire major had Malachy O’Rourke’s side into contention. It kicked the last four activities in a throbbing run into one may have went either way but one another teams create go back to the same location a week later.
Fermanagh: R Gallagher, S Goan, S McDermott (0-1), P Sherry, D Kelly, Roentgen McCluskey, Haitian lijepa djevojka T McElroy (0-1), Yards McGrath (0-2), Meters Murphy (0-1), C McElroy (0-2), J Sherry, Roentgen Keenan (0-step one, 1f), E Maguire (1-0), S McCabe, M Absolutely nothing (0-dos, 2f). Subs B Owens getting McCabe, S Lyons to have Kelly, T Brewster to own J Sherry, D O’Reilly to have Goan, S Doherty (0-1) getting McElroy. Armagh: P Healthful, A great Mallon, F Bellew, F Moriarty (1-0), A good Kernan, Good O’Rourke, C McKeever, P McGrane, K Toner (0-1), C Vernon, B Mallon, Yards O’Rourke, S McDonnell (0-six, 1f), Roentgen Clarke (1-1), S Kernan.