Minor All Ireland Football Championship 2024

[Harold Disgracey]

Derry appear to be getting their frees a lot handier than Armagh.

[Captain Obvious]

Soft enough penalty for Derry which they score from.

[Truthsayer]

GAA has done great job in totally demeaning the All Ireland minor final so they can have a circus at the senior final. The amount of empty seats in the stand and seems to be no-one in any other part of the ground. Is little word of the game anyway. Omagh an awful venue at the best of times..

Unless my eye sight is going the covered stand looks mainly full.

Ok... maybe lot people wearing red tops, looked like empty seats to me!
Rest of the ground empty... I'm fairly sure of that!

[tbrick18]

Derry appear to be getting their frees a lot handier than Armagh.

I was thinking the exact opposite.

Sergeant best player on the field by a mile.
Conditions having an impact too with a lot of dropped balls.

[Blowitupref]

Half time Derry 1-3 Armagh 0-6. Credit to both sides for the decent match in truly awful playing conditions.

[Harold Disgracey]

Derry appear to be getting their frees a lot handier than Armagh.

I was thinking the exact opposite.

Sergeant best player on the field by a mile.
Conditions having an impact too with a lot of dropped balls.

After the penalty, you might be right. Armagh will be happy enough to go in level playing against the wind.

[Captain Obvious]

Armagh was the better team in that half yet find themselves level. That could come back to bite.

[tbrick18]

Decent game so far, won't be a lot between them in the end.

[Armagh18]

Armagh much better team, messed up 2 goal chances and Derry got a handy enough penalty, in level at the break and look to have the wind for the second half.

Disgraceful that this isn't in Croker next weekend. Omagh isn't the best of a field to put it mildly. 

[Sportacus]

Can't understand why Armagh were so negative in the Ulster Final.  Much more balanced today, and what do you know, they're well in it.

[screenexile]

Thought while Armagh had much more of the ball they weren't great with it and coughed it up a lot. Derry have been poor in the same regard but Armagh have played slightly better.

Thought a few of the overcarrying calls were a joke and that the Armagh lad should have got the line for punching the keeper in the ribs and making no attempt at the ball. The penalty was 100%.

Big half for both teams will Armagh keep the ball like the first half or let it in with the breeze? You'd imagine both teams will mind the ball better this half.

[Blowitupref]

Can't understand why Armagh were so negative in the Ulster Final.  Much more balanced today, and what do you know, they're well in it.

The big beating they received off Derry in the group stages would have played a part in that.  Competitive Ulster final performance and wins against Longford,Mayo has them in a very different mindset today but have missed some big opportunities in that 1st half. 

[STREET FIGHTER]

Derry appear to be getting their frees a lot handier than Armagh.

I was thinking the exact opposite!

[general_lee]

Ref 100% favouring Derry. Armagh should probably have more on the scoreboard having had so much of the ball for much of the first half.

[tbrick18]

Ref 100% favouring Derry. Armagh should probably have more on the scoreboard having had so much of the ball for much of the first half.

Armagh are constantly getting away with dragging the derry player back.

Derry's forward play is poor and Armagh are more direct when they have the ball.