Aidan O’Rourke’s team proved much too good for a highly rated Mayo side
Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Final, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford 23/6/2024 Mayo vs Armagh Mayo's Barry Langan and Conall Wilson of Armagh Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Laszlo GeczoA barnstorming second half display propelled Armagh into the All-Ireland Minor football championship final for the first time since 2009 at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park in Longford on Sunday.
The Connacht champions got off to the perfect start when Andrew Quinn blazed his way through the Armagh defence and crashed in a brilliant goal after just 49 seconds.However, that was as good as it got for the Westerners as the Orchard County began to play themselves back into contention. The final stages of the opening half were evenly balanced as Mayo’s Oisin Deane and Kobe McDonald traded points with Diarmuid O’Rourke and James McCooe to leave the teams deadlocked at the interval: 1-4 to 0-7.
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