Ulster SFCL Monaghan edge Armagh in dramatic semi-final - as it happened

Summary

Armagh 2-21 Monaghan 4-17
Farney forward Conor McManus nets early goal
Jack McCarron, Micheal Bannigan and Darren Hughes add three-pointers
Conor Turbitt and Tiernan Kelly net for Armagh in second-half fightback
Monaghan led 4-9 to 0-14 at half-time in sun-soaked Newry
Farney team to play Tyrone or Donegal in decider

Live Reporting

Andy Gray

McManus passed fit to startpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 17 July 2021
Armagh v Monaghan (16:00 BST)
Monaghan forward Conor McManus has been named to start in the county's Ulster Championship semi-final against Armagh on Saturday.
The three-time All-Star was taken off during Monaghan's quarter-final win over Fermanagh with a leg injury.
Alongside McManus, Monaghan have also selected Scotstown's Darren Hughes, who also came off injured against Fermanagh and was in a race to be fit for Saturday.
Monaghan are aiming to reach their first final since 2015 but are expected to face a much more robust challenge against Armagh having eased to a 1-21 to 0-14 win over Fermanagh at Clones on 3 July.
Monaghan: R Beggan; K Duffy, C Boyle, R Wylie; K O'Connell, K Lavelle, R McAnespie; D Hughes, N Kearns; M Bannigan, A Mulligan, D Ward; C McCarthy, J McCarron, C McManus.
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Armagh player tests positive for Covid-19published at 15:39 British Summer Time 17 July 2021
Armagh v Monaghan (16:00 BST)
Armagh's preparations were hit on the eve of the contest with a player testing positive for Covid-19.
The county have confirmed it as an "isolated case", with no other players affected.
Regular goalkeeper Blaine Hughes is absent however Kieran McGeeney has named a strong team and the attacking prowess of Stefan Campbell and Oisin and Rian O'Neill should keep the Monaghan defence occupied throughout.
There's one change from the programme with Ryan Kennedy replacing Ross Finn in the defensive set-up.
Armagh: S Magill; J Morgan, A McKay, R Kennedy; C O'Hanlon, G McCabe, C Mackin; N Grimley, O O'Neill; J Hall, R O'Neill, J Og Burns; R Grugan, A Murnin, S Campbell.
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Tributes paid to Duffypublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 17 July 2021
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Tributes have been paid to Monaghan Under-20 captain Brendan Og Duffy following his fatal car accident on Friday.
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Hello and welcomepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 17 July 2021
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An Ulster Championship semi-final is usually a special occasion and one for celebration, however this afternoon's encounter between Armagh and Monaghan takes place with a heartbreaking backdrop.
Monaghan's Under-20 captain Brendan Og Duffy was killed in a car crash on Friday night, just hours after the 19-year-old helped his county beat Donegal in the U20 Ulster Championship semi-final.
The senior Ulster semi-final between Armagh and Monaghan will go ahead as planned, and Brendan will be in everybody's thoughts at Pairc Esler this afternoon.
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