Armagh ... 1-15 Down ... 3-7New Down manager Paddy O'Rourke now must realise the mammoth task he has undertaken. An Armagh side which did not contain one player from their All- Ireland winning panel produced a brilliant finish to snatch victory over their great rivals in this McKenna Cup game in Ballykinlar yesterday.

Armagh dominated midfield through Philip Loughran and David Turley.

The winners enjoyed most of the possession and but for some poor finishing - they shot some 14 wides to six by Down - they would have won by more.

DOWN: M McVeig; B McAleenan, B Burns, M Cole; A Molloy, B Ward, J Clarke; D Gordon (1-0), C McCrickard; L Doyle ((0-1), A Devlin (1-0), A O'Prey; J McCartan, B Coulter (0-2), R Murtagh (1-4). Subs: D McCartan for Molloy; G McCartan for McCrickard; G McMahon for J McCartan: C Kearney for O'Prey.

ARMAGH: W McSorley; S Quinn, M Quinn, A Mallon; K Fearon, P Watters, B Shannon (0-2); P Loughran, D Turley; M O'Rourke (0-2), M Mackin (0-2), L O'Hare (0-6); B Mallon (0-1), D Mackin (1-1), M McNamee (0-1). Subs: K McKinney for McSorley; B McKeown for S Quinn; C McKeever for Fearon; S Kernan for D Mackin.

Referee: A McAlynn (Derry).