Orchard county come from five points down in second-half to earn victory after extra-time in a truly titanic tussle
left behind them, all those knife-edges they fell down on the wrong side of, they were only purgatory in the end. They are in an All-Ireland final for the first time since 2003, coming back from five points down on 55 minutes to beat
Malachy Clerkin: All four teams know there is an All-Ireland on offer, if they can reach out and grab it Armagh started missing, into the bargain. Andrew Murnin had the first goal chance of the day but got too close to Shane Ryan and saw it smothered. Oisin Conaty, so potent all year for them, skewed a handy one wide with nobody near him. Ben Crealey came galloping forward with intent but missed as well. Armagh had tossed 1-2 away like confetti.It meant that Kerry were able to take a 0-10 to 0-6 lead into the break with them.
But they needed a goal themselves. It came much the same way as Kerry’s had. A shot for a point that dropped short – O’Neill the kicker this time, as Clifford had been at the other end – and the ball squirting loose. McCambridge whipped on it like a handball champion burying a killshot. Kerry 1-12 Armagh 1-11, 55 minutes gone.This was anyone’s now. Paudie Clifford popped up to try to make it Kerry’s, pushing them two points clear just after the hour.
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