The consistently higher level shows away from Ballymacnab send Rory Grugan have been fundamental so you’re able to Armagh’s march with the Section Several Category Latest this season.
Grugan’s mixture of community and you can function is actually acknowledged from the Orchard movie director Kieran McGeeney such as for instance just after the last matchday draw so you’re able to Cork, in which Grugan obtained step 1-step 3 and you can laid on his team’s starting objective to own Oisin Conaty.
In certain cases a good playmaker between midfield and you will attack, Grugan try a vendor and you will finisher inside the equivalent level, and far regarding Armagh’s offensive thrust goes through your.
Grugan registered the Armagh elder put-up in 2011, and has started at the forefront of their county’s climb up aside of the lower divisions to ascertain on their own among the top groups in the united kingdom.
Now towards the their thirties, he or she is element of a skilled group of players calculated so you can take one to a lot of time-awaited Ango-Celt title towards the Orchard State.
Past Three Meetings in USFC
Armagh had in earlier times defeated Fermanagh on Allianz Recreations Category Department 3 Last but now the newest Erne Condition learned an ambush.
More 8,000 was basically in attendance at the Enniskillen and Armagh’s competition is actually went just in case towering Niall Grimley try delivered out-of at the beginning of another 1 / 2 of. Fermanagh added of the 0-six in order to 0-cuatro within half time and absolutely nothing did we all know you to Armagh’s last rating from gamble had taken place on the 17 th second. Fermanagh edged off to 0-nine to 0-cuatro that have 15 minutes going and you will kept which virtue until Paddy Neilan’s latest whistle.
Fermanagh: P Cadden; K Connor, C Cullen, Yards Jones; B Mulrone (0-1), J McMahon, L Cullen (0-1); Age Donnelly, R Jones (0-2); P McCusker, D McCusker (0-1), An effective Breen; Sean Quigley (0-1), C Jones, Seamus Quigley (0-6). Subs: C Corrigan to have Sean Quigley, D Teague getting P McCusker, E Maguire to own A beneficial Breen, C McManus to own K Connor, T Clarke getting C Jones. Armagh: B Hughes; P Burns, A good McKay, B Donaghy; C Mackin, G McCabe, M Protects (0-1); C Vernon, B Crealey; R McShane, An excellent Forker, N Grimley; Age Rafferty (0-2), An effective Murnin, G McParland (0-1). Subs: Letter Rowland to own B Crealey, J McElroy having C Mackin, Roentgen Grugan (0-3) getting G McParland, J Hall to possess Roentgen McShane, Age McGeown to own Elizabeth Rafferty.
Subs P McKeever to possess Yards O’Rourke, O McConville having S Kernan, M O’Rourke to possess Vernon, D McKenna to have B Mallon
1 day that may live-forever from the recollections regarding Fermanagh some body. Shaun Doherty strike the equaliser three full minutes for the added time for you to force a beneficial replay although Erne County will look back to the skipped potential earlier in the day.
Finian Moriarty obtained an uncommon basic 1 / 2 of goal in order to border the Orchard condition step one-5 so you can 0-4 to come Dumaguete beautiful girl during the interval however when Ronan Clarke netted a great next and Steven McDonnell pointed, the lead are quickly 7 and Armagh appeared to be obvious champions. However, an Eamonn Maguire significant had Malachy O’Rourke’s front back in contention. They knocked the past five items in a throbbing encounter one might have ran regardless however, both teams manage return to the same venue seven days later.
Fermanagh: R Gallagher, S Goan, S McDermott (0-1), P Sherry, D Kelly, R McCluskey, T McElroy (0-1), M McGrath (0-2), Yards Murphy (0-1), C McElroy (0-2), J Sherry, R Keenan (0-1, 1f), Elizabeth Maguire (1-0), S McCabe, Meters Absolutely nothing (0-2, 2f). Subs B Owens getting McCabe, S Lyons getting Kelly, T Brewster for J Sherry, D O’Reilly to have Goan, S Doherty (0-1) to own McElroy. Armagh: P Nutritious, An effective Mallon, F Bellew, F Moriarty (1-0), A beneficial Kernan, Good O’Rourke, C McKeever, P McGrane, K Toner (0-1), C Vernon, B Mallon, M O’Rourke, S McDonnell (0-6, 1f), R Clarke (1-1), S Kernan.