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It will be a nothing less than a double digit victory for Armagh.

Realistically they should be going out to try and better the 18pt hammering Tyrone give them in 2017.

Donegal 1-12 Derry 1-11
Donegal top the group and straight into the semifinals. Derry into the quarterfinals

U20
Derry and Donegal have named strong sides for this evenings game. Roarty down to start for Donegal, Max Campbell on the bench. Derry unchanged from Fermanagh game which means, no Sargent for Derry.

With Roarty not starting for Donegal today, he'll probably appear for the U20s against Derry mid week

Thought Meath got handier decisions from the ref. He was quick to stick the arm up for advantages that Cork weren't getting.

Cork keeper didn't cover himself in glory for the Meath goal, ducked under it and Cork should've taken a point and go again with their last attack.

The hooter rule needs looked at again. Teams can foul the bit out in the last 60 seconds to end the game. Meath lad going off laughing on a black card because he's killed about 10secs, and which was immediately followed by another foul from another Meath lad.

Big decision from the ref at the start of the second half. Looked like 18 knew what he was doing, caught 25 with an elbow.

Would rather stay in Division Two than be cheering for Tyrone.

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Small square. But can't see where the ball was touched on the ground.

Awful penalty call by the ref to award Monaghan a penalty. Gift of a goal to get them back in the game.

Put this on the All-Ireland U20 thread last year:

Derry's two AI minor victories probably put them in the hotseat, but Monaghan, Tyrone and Donegal will all be ready to take on that mantle. 

If memory serves me right Tyrone probably should've beat Monaghan in their Ulster semi final (Minor 2023) but couldn't close out in normal time or extra time despite being 4/5pts up both times. And only lost on penalties. They'll be keen to right that wrong.

Monaghan will be out for revenge having lost the 2023 Ulster and AI finals.

Four Masters and Abbey Vocational have produced a couple of very good teams in the last two years, and almost took out Tyrone this year in the U20s.

So next year's Ulster will be ultra competitive.

And thats not even mentioning Armagh and the lads they should have moving into the U20s this year.

They were very flat.. looked like a squad that spent the last two weeks doing a block of running. Anyone in the vicinity of Luke Barrett could hear him shouting "Pressure" every 3 seconds but it just  wasn't happening.

To bring it back to a 3pt game at 1-15 to 0-15 and then to lose the next pts was criminal. One for not marking Mulroy, one for Rogers waiting on the ball and one a handy free for taking a quick kick out

A surprise half time score. Louth 1-8
Derry 0-4

It seems a very stiff breeze but Derry have definitely been poor that half!

No space at all in a tight pitch. In fairness Louth have been very good defensively. Id say the wind is worth 5 points anyway.

Would have taken conceding 1-08 against the breeze before throw in, but Derry wasteful and too methodical in front of goal. Stewards has to step in for an argument in the stand.

Probably a 4/5 point wind. The penalty could be the difference. Derry trying to slow the thing down like the Cork game. But not getting the scores. Cawley poor, Glass getting hit every time he goes up. Took one in the ribs after catching. Ref tells Glass to play on. Glass challenges for one in the air and gets booked.