Armagh surpassed their first-half tally within four minutes of the restart and although much-improved in the second-half, Laois always had them at arm’s length. Laois scorers: M Barry 0-7 (6f), E O'Carroll 0-5 (3f), M Keogh, B Byrne, K Lillis, M Timmons 0-1 each. Armagh scorers: R O’Neill 0-5 (3f, one ’45), J Clarke 0-2 (frees), N Grimley, C Turbitt, J Og Burns 0-1 each. Laois: N Corbet; B Byrne, M Timmons, G Hanrahan; S O’Flynn, R Pigott, P O’Sullivan; J O’Loughlin, K Lillis; S Byrne, M Barry, E Lowry; M Keogh, E O’Carroll, C Murphy. Armagh: B Hughes; A McKay, B Donaghy, P Burns; G McCabe, C O'Neill, S Sheridan; O O'Neill, N Grimley; C Turbitt, M Shields, C Cumiskey; S Campbell, R O'Neill, J Duffy.

Source: Irish Examiner February 01, 2020 21:11 UTC