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Down and Armagh came away with a certain amount of satisfaction with their first games completed in the Allianz National Football League.
Both teams played right down to the wire with completely different outcomes a possibility right up to the final whistle.
Down got of to a good start going ahead by 1:3 in the first ten minutes .
Thanks to a tally of 1:4 from Liam Doyle Down came away with a win by the finest of margins over Ulster Champions Donegal on Saturday night at Pairc Esler.
Final Score was Down 1:10 Donegal 1:9
Armagh took on the League winners Cork on Sunday at the Morgan Athletic Grounds and probably came away relatively happy with a draw though a win was certainly not out of the question with them playing the full second half against 14 men after Cork's Paul Kerrigan got the red card five minutes before the end of the first half.
A poor first half from both sides left the teams going in to the dressing rooms with Cork at 1:3 and Armagh with just a solitary point. Thanks in no small measure to Malachy Mackin and Eugene McVerry's free taking skills Armagh came back in to the match and indeed could have won if Eugene McVerry's last minute free had converted.
Final Score was Armagh 0:10 Cork 1:7
