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BBC News
12-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Armagh into Ulster semis after tough Antrim test
All-Ireland champions Armagh withstood an unexpectedly tough challenge from Antrim to progress to the Ulster Football semi-finals on a 1-34 to 1-23 scoreline at Corrigan Park. The Antrim players had threatened to boycott the fixture if it wasn't played at their home venue which put them under a degree of pressure to perform. They responded with a vigorous display as man of the match Patrick McBride's four-two pointers from play helped them to a 0-14 to 0-13 half-time lead as Armagh appeared mildly rattled by the Saffrons' physical could have even been better for Antrim at half-time as impressive corner-back Kavan Keenan had a 20th-minute penalty saved by Blaine Hughes, in what was the keeper's first act of the match after Ethan Rafferty had been black carded for the foul on Ruairi McCann, which had led to the sides were still level at 0-16 to 0-16 five minutes after the restart but Armagh then took control by hitting an unanswered 1-6 as championship debutant Tomas McCormack hammered in their 44th-minute Armagh's strong bench told, the Sam Maguire Cup holders hit seven straight points to increase their lead to 1-33 to 0-22 but Andy McEntee's side, who were relegated to Division Four of the Allianz Football League three weeks ago, never gave up as Ryan McQuillan bundled in their goal two minutes from time. Armagh's win sets up an Ulster semi-final on 26 April against the winners of Sunday's game at Omagh between Tyrone and to follow. Antrim: M Byrne; E McCabe, E Walsh, K Keenan; J McAuley, M Jordan, D McAleese (capt); C Hand, C Stewart; P McBride, P Finnegan, R Boyle; R McQuillan, R McCann, D L Mulholland, A Loughran, C Johnston, E Quinn, J McDonnell, J Morgan, J Lenehan, N Burns, P King, F Nagle, R E Rafferty; G Murphy, B McCambridge, T McCormack; R McQuillan, G McCabe, J Og Burns; C O'Neill, Ciaran Mackin; D McMullen, R Grugan, P McGrane; T Kelly, A Murnin, S B Hughes, J Morgan, C Higgins, A Forker (capt), D Magee, C McConville, J Hall, S McPartlan, O'Neill, S Conlon, C O'Hanlon
BBC News
22-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Goal hungry Antrim beat Leitrim in Division Three
Antrim shook off back-to-back losses in Division Three of the Allianz Football League as they romped to a 4-16 to 1-11 victory over bottom-of-the pile Leitrim at Corrigan Saffrons' eye for goal shone through with four first-half majors to leave them pretty much out of sight by the half-way point as although Leitrim enjoyed a decent start as they led 0-3 to 0-2 after 11 minutes, Marc Jordan produced a deft finish for the hosts' first goal moments then turned provider with Niall Burns diving to palm home and the third came as Dominic McEnhill tapped home a rebound after initially being denied by Daire O' could maybe have had more scores in the opening period but for seven wides and a disallowed goal for a square ball on their fourth major arrived just before the break as Dermot McAleese slipped Fionn Nagle in to finish and help the Saffrons into a 4-7 to 0-6 Lenehan had the final say of the first half and first of the second as it became a case of Antrim managing the second Prior and Darren Cox both hit their second scores of the day for Leitrim, but the hosts stretched pulled further clear with McEnhill, Burns, McCann and substitute Ryan McQuillan chipping sub Donal Casey grabbed a consolation goal for his team with seven to go, but Antrim were long since out of sight to get back on the winning trail.
