Donegal v Armagh

2022 - 4 - 24

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Oisin McConville bemoans Armagh's inability to deal with pressure (Pundit Arena)

Former Armagh All-Ireland winner Oisin McConville has claimed that his former side did not deliver on their big day in Ballybofey v Donegal.

“There’s more pressure on the players now so you have to deal with it. “If you can’t deal with pressure then you’re in the wrong game. “Days like this make you realise how far you have to go, but I still think Armagh are on the right road.”

Donegal vs Armagh: Player ratings from Sunday's Ulster SFC ... (Belfast Live)

Declan Bonner's men claimed an impressive seven-point victory over the Orchard County in Ballybofey.

Struggled to cope with the power of Donegal and missed an opportunity to turnover possession in the build-up to McBrearty’s goal. Grugan took responsibly and nailed a few difficult frees against the breeze in the first half and finished with 0-5. Showed well for the short kick-outs and turned in a solid display. The Maghery clubman took his point well made a few good tackles in the first half. Plays on the edge and was in Michael Murphy’s face from the start. Was in the wars all day and never backed down. Picked up a booking in the second half and lost the Donegal skipper too often. Played a one-two with Ward for the goal and landed a stunning point from play. Better in the second half and looked assured when coming out the field and caught two of Patton’s kick-outs. Lost O’Neill for the opening move of the second half as the Orchard County full-forward had a goal disallowed, but the Crossmaglen native never scored and that was a body blow to his team. Sometimes took the wrong option and missed a few chances, including when firing over the bar in the second half. Stuck more to his defensives duties as the game wore on and rarely wasted a ball.

Armagh defeat by Donegal no surprise (The Irish Times)

Donegal's record at MacCumhaill Park is exceptional. Between losing to Down in 2010 and Monaghan in round six this year, they went 21 matches unbeaten in the ...

The U20 football championships keep delivering. The first-ever occasion that a father and son scored in successive matches between two counties? Damien O’Reilly scored in that 1995 game; Cormac scored in the 2022 clash. To put that in context, Cavan had played every other county (bar Kilkenny), including London and New York, not once but twice in competitive fixtures since they’d last played their Connacht neighbours. Interestingly, they do have a good record at Fr Tierney Park in Ballyshannon, having not lost at their joint-second choice venue since 2009. In contrast, Donegal’s form at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny has been awful.

All you need to know: Sunday's provincial SFC action (RTE.ie)

Five games are down for decision including the prime-time clashes of Donegal and Armagh in Ballybofey and Mayo welcoming Galway to Castlebar.

It's their 25th clash in Castlebar with Galway having won 13 times to Mayo’s 11 of the previous 24. His Galway side wilted in the heat of Croke Park last summer. Will Aidan O'Shea be stationed just in front of the house to put pressure on the Galway kickers? Starting with an All-Ireland qualifier win at the Limerick Gaelic Grounds in 2019, Mayo then regained the initiative and followed that up with Connacht final victories in '20 and '21. Will Padraic O'Hora be the man to keep tabs on Comer? Countless match-ups; countless questions. Three games to be sorted in the preliminary round. Yes, the provincial race will be over for either Donegal/Armagh and Mayo/Galway, a quartet with firm designs on lifting silverware and entering the All-Ireland series without any worries about a back door that could be shut straight in their face. Billy Sheehan's troops were comfortable winners in the league clash on 13 March, enough to suggest that they can advance here. Laois were National League champions at the time but lost by four points in what became known as the 'Battle of Aughrim'. A season in the top flight helping their progression. In the Bronx, New York certainly gave Sligo their fill of it, hitting the woodwork three times in their quest to get their noses in front down the stretch. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.

Donegal v Armagh LIVE! Score updates from Ulster Senior ... (Belfast Live)

If this one lives up to the pre-match hype, then we're in for an absolute thriller as Donegal and Armagh go head-to-head in a blockbuster Ulster Senior ...

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney has made one change to the team listed. Donegal 0-2 Armagh 0-0 Donegal 0-3 Armagh 0-2 Donegal 0-2 Armagh 0-1 Donegal 0-4 Armagh 0-4 Donegal 0-3 Armagh 0-2 Donegal 0-1 Armagh 0-0 Donegal 0-3 Armagh 0-4 Donegal also didn’t appeal their suspensions, but Armagh took Nugent and Campbell’s case to the Central Appeal Committee (CAC) and the bans were overturned. Five players were initially cited for “contributing to a melee” from the League meeting in Letterkenny and one-match bans were handed down to Aidan Nugent, Stefan Campbell and Ciarán Mackin of Armagh and Donegal duo Neil McGee and Odhran McFadden-Ferry. Donegal lost out to eventual champions Tyrone in the Ulster SFC semi-final last season while Armagh came out on the wrong side of an epic contest with Monaghan in Newry. If this one lives up to the pre-match hype, then we’re in for an absolute thriller as Donegal and Armagh go head-to-head in a blockbuster Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final in Ballybofey.

Spectator information for today's Donegal v Armagh game (Donegal Daily)

Spectator information for the Donegal v Armagh Ulster Championship Quarter Final in MacCumhaill Park today has been released. A limited number of terrace ...

- Entry to the terrace is via turnstiles 1-21 only - Entry to the main stand will be via turnstiles 22-26 only - The game is ticket only

Donegal v Armagh Live throw-in time, score updates, TV info team ... (Irish Mirror)

Donegal host Armagh in the quarter final of the Ulster senior football championship in Ballbofey this afternoon. Throw-in is at 2pm.

The sides met in Division One just a few weeks ago in a game that was marred by ugly scenes shortly before the full time whistle. Today's clash between two of the favourites for the Ulster championship promises to be a mouth watering encounter. Free in to Donegal on the 45 metre line. He manages to bring Tiernan Kelly into the game, who clips it over the bar Neil McGee and Odhrán McFadden-Ferry miss out for Donegal through suspension. O'Neil and Campbell have successfully appealed their suspensions and will play today, while Mackin misses out through injury.

Donegal vs Armagh: Kieran McGeeney plotting Ulster championship ... (Independent.ie)

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