It's back to seven points once again as substitute Conor Turbitt splits the posts. Armagh need more of that if they're to get back into the game.

It's time for the waterbreak in the scintillating heat.

Things have settled back down following a mad bit of end-to-end play in Newry, which can't last as the heat takes it toll.

There's still plenty of time remaining as we tick past 50 minutes but it's looking good for Monaghan as Shane Carey kicks a point from range.

Conor McManus sends over a simple free to extend the margin to eight points.

Scrap that, it's back to seven as Oisin O'Neill fists the ball over the bar.

We're at the 45-minute mark.

Armagh get a free in near the sideline however Rian O'Neill sticks his effort wide.

How costly will these wides be for Armagh, which are beginning to mount up?

Conor O'Neill is clearly listening and he sticks over a point for Armagh, however Conor McManus swiftly responds.

We're yet to see a point in the second-half, with Monahgan content to knock the ball around in the midfield and make Armagh work for their points.

Now, what can Armagh do to find a way back into this one?

Remember, an Ulster final against either Donegal or Tyrone awaits.

Water taken on board, sun cream topped up. The teams are back out for the second half.

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Armagh All-Ireland winner and BBC Sport pundit Oisin McConville says his heart goes out to the family of Brendan Og Duffy, who was killed in a car crash hours after captaining Monaghan to an Under-20 Ulster Championship semi-final on Friday.

We're not saying this game was in your face, but when you've three goals in the opening 15 minutes you know you are in for a treat.

Monaghan have been at their clinical best and this has been an incredible game of football.

Thanks to the relentless heat, the pace understandably eased off as the half ticked on but both teams have brought their shooting boots in this absolute thriller.

Armagh, who would have been delighted with 14 points in any normal game, have it all to do while Monaghan have so much to cling on to after the restart.

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Rory Beggan's right boot is something else. He glides the ball between the posts with another free.

There's seven in it.

Aidan Forker leads by example to immediately respond for Armagh. There's three minutes of injury-time.

Rory Beggan does what Rory Beggan does to send over a long-range free to keep Monaghan moving.

Ciaran O'Hanlon pulls another back for Kieran McGeeney's men. Six points in it with two minutes to go until the break.

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Armagh have largely been fine going forward, but defensively they've barely laid a paw on Monaghan.

Four different goalscorers indicates how many of their players are managing to find space in Armagh territory. Darren Hughes couldn't believe his luck when his run through the middle wasn't picked up.

Greg McCabe pulls one back with his first point of the game.

Five minutes of normal time left in the first-half and Monaghan are very happy to slow things down, unsurprisingly.

Conor McManus breaks free of a couple of Armagh tackles to send a superb point over.

Darren Hughes fires home Monaghan's fourth goal! Who on earth needs to send it over the bar when then you're this clinical in front of goal?!

The midfielder races onto the ball from Jack McCarron's pass and keeps his cool to tuck the ball into the net.

Oisin O'Neill responds with a point but Armagh will need to start finding the net sooner rather than later to pull this one back.

Rory Grugan rounds off a great Armagh move to end the five-minute drought without a point.