GAA round-up:Tyrone rallied late in the second half to derail an Armagh comeback in their Ulster Football Championship quarter final at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Mickey Harte's charges led for the majority of the second half but the sending-off of Kevin Dyas on 55 minutes proved to be a catalyst for an Armagh revival.
Points from Jamie Clarke and Brian Mallon drew the sides level with three minutes to play.
The momentum appeared to be with Armagh despite their numerical disadvantage but Tyrone responded with points from Peter Harte and man-of-the-match Martin Penrose. It allowed Tyrone to see out the four minutes of injury time in relative comfort.
Armagh were most effective when they were able to work the ball quickly to Jamie Clarke in the full forward line. Clarke laid off the ball which allowed Peter Forker to drill the ball low into the Tyrone net early in the first half.
It was a brief lead and Tyrone’s wide spread of scorers meant that they led by three points at half-time. The 2008 All-Ireland champions flinched briefly after the sending-off but showed enough composure to book their place in the semi-final where they will meet either Derry or Doengal.
Cork’s passage to the Munster football final proved to be straightforward as they disposed of Kerry with five points to spare.
The early stages were tentative but Kerry’s reliance on Colm Cooper’s free-taking abilities was eventually exposed. Cork had greater firepower and points from Paul Kerrigan, Donncha O’Connor and Colm O’Neill meant that Cork led on a score-line of 0-7 to 0-4 at the break.
Kerry failed to provide much of a challenge for Cork in the second half and Cooper became increasingly isolated.
Cork were able to avail of superior substitutes. Daniel Goulding was introduced and contributed two points. In direct contrast, Kerry were forced into withdrawing Paul Galvin and Kieran Donaghy such was their ineffectiveness.
It meant that Cork won at a canter and they will now be hot favourites to beat Clare in the Munster final on July 8th.
In Leinster, Wexford came from behind to beat Longford to book their place in the semi-final where Dublin will be their opponents.
Redmond Barry scored an early goal for Wexford but Longford will rue the countless missed opportunities they had to put distance between themselves and their opponents. It proved to be telling as Wexford hit four unanswered points in the dying stages to seal a narrow victory.
There were late dramatics too in the first game of the Leinster double-header at O’Connor Park in Tullamore. Meath had to settle for a draw after JJ Smith scored a late goal for Carlow. Paul Reid and Derek Hayden had been sent off before Carlow staged an unlikely comeback to secure a replay.
Munster Senior Football Championship
Cork 0-17 Kerry 0-12
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Longford 0-15 Wexford 1-13
Carlow 1-12 Meath 1-12
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Armagh 1-13 Tyrone 0-19