ARMAGH SFC SEMI-FINALS/Armagh Harps 0-10 Granemore 0-6:A POWER-PACKED display from county star Charlie Vernon underpinned this Harps semi-final victory over Granemore at the Athletic Grounds.
Adrift by 0-4 to 0-3 at the interval, Harps were reinvigorated in the second period when Vernon’s authority, the subtle scoring touch of Kevin Kelly and Peadar Toal and alert defending ensured their passage into the decider.
HARPS: C Lennon; K Morris, M McConville, M McCoy; D Coulter, C Holmes, S Lennon (0-1); C Vernon, G Swift (0-1); U Lennon, P McKenna (0-1), P Toal (0-2); E Toal, J Quigley (0-1, free), K Kelly (0-3, 0-2 frees). Subs: M Gill (0-1) for McCoy (44 mins), S McAneney (51), P McKinney for Vernon (58).
GRANEMORE: K Kelly; R McClelland, D Hughes, K Hughes; M Murphy (0-2), T McClelland, B Doyle; K Toner, B Toner; C Rafferty (0-1), J O’Neill (0-2, one free), B Rafferty (0-1); C O’Connor, D Doyle, S Rafferty. Subs: P McBurney for C Rafferty (45 mins), M McKenna for D Doyle (57).
Referee: G Smith (Portadown Tir na nÓg).
