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06 Sept 2025

Live updates: Donegal take on Armagh in Allianz League Division 2 final

Both promoted and now with silverware up for grabs, Donegal play Armagh at Croke Park for the Division 2 title, throw-in 1:45pm - please refresh the page for updates

Live updates: Donegal take on Armagh in Allianz League Division 2 final

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness, left, and Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney before the Allianz Football League Division 2 Final

FULL-TIME - DONEGAL 0-15 ARMAGH 0-14 - INCREDIBLE FINISH FROM BOTH TEAMS

70+3 mins - Donegal 0-15 Armagh 0-14
The drama continues. Donegal work a chance for Aaron Doherty, who swings on it and it's over. Donegal eke in front again! 

70+2 mins - Donegal 0-14 Armagh 0-14
This is breathless now, Armagh have got themselves back in terms and the scorer is Oisin Conaty

70+1 mins - Donegal 0-14 Armagh 0-13
And Oisin Gallen adds to McGonagle's brilliant score with another from distance. Donegal lead by one

70 mins - Donegal 0-13 Armagh 0-13
Level again. Caolan McGonagle with a belter. That wasn't far off legendary!!

68 mins - Donegal 0-12 Armagh 0-13
Oisin O'Neill, from a tight angle, puts Armagh ahead. They're after scoring five in a row

67 mins - Donegal 0-12 Armagh 0-12
Stefan Campbell with a brilliant point that curled in, puts over and Armagh are now the side with all the momentum

66 mins - Donegal 0-12 Armagh 0-11
From the hop-ball, Armagh work a score for Conor Turbitt, who fists over

64 mins - Donegal 0-12 Armagh 0-10
Another free from Rory Grugan, this isn't over yet. Armagh push right up on Shaun Patton's kick-out and referee Paul Faloon penalised the Donegal goalkeeper for taking too long. 

62 mins - Donegal 0-12 Armagh 0-9
Rory Grugan's free is over, it's Armagh's first score in 23 minutes. Donegal subs Jeaic Mac Ceallbhui and Charlie McGuinness for Caolan McColgan and Niall O Donnell

60 mins - Donegal 0-12 Armagh 0-8
Vital save from Shaun Patton from Peter McGrane, in a bit of a scramble. The Donegal goalkeeper stood up well

51 mins - Donegal 0-12 Armagh 0-8
Donegal are taking advantage now of their best spell of the match and Niall O'Donnell has a go from right on the 45-metre line to split the posts with a great score

49 mins - Donegal 0-11 Armagh 0-8
After two get-able ones end up wide, Kieran McGeeney takes on Rian O'Neil, with Joe McElroy the one to go off

45 mins - Donegal 0-11 Armagh 0-8
Shane O'Donnell makes his way into space and with no tackle coming in from Armagh, keeps going and his shot is a good one

42 mins - Donegal 0-10 Armagh 0-8
Stefan Campbell in for Armagh, with Aidan Forker making way. Hugh McFadden comes on for Donegal, with Jason McGee gone off

40 mins - Donegal 0-10 Armagh 0-8
Oisin Gallen scores a brilliant point, making the space for himself before knocking over on the right foot

39 mins - Donegal 0-9 Armagh 0-8
Back to one almost instantly, as Conor Turbitt puts over a point at Hill 16

38 mins - Donegal 0-9 Armagh 0-7
Two-point gap for the first time of the day, with Niall O'Donnell opening the second half scoring

36 mins - Donegal 0-8 Armagh 0-7
Odhran Doherty and Jamie Brennan start the second half, in place of Luke McGlynn and Kevin McGettigan

Just like the regular season match at the Athletic Grounds in February, which finished in a draw, there's very little in this one. The biggest margin between Donegal and Armagh this afternoon has been one score and Ciaran Thompson's late in the half is the difference at half-time - Donegal 0-8 Armagh 0-7

35+1 mins - Donegal 0-8 Armagh 0-7
Ciaran Thompson with his third from play, digs one out when he looked like he was closed, finishes the first half scoring off. Thompson has been brilliant. 

34 mins - Donegal 0-7 Armagh 0-7
Peadar Mogan burrows his way through three Armagh defensive challenges and puts over a point. Great perseverance from the St Naul's player

33 mins - Donegal 0-6 Armagh 0-7
Oisin Conaty finishes off a lovely Armagh move, where they moved the ball off the shoulder in a line 

31 mins - Donegal 0-6 Armagh 0-6
Armagh's lead is short-lived as Ciaran Thompson puts over a free, it's the Naomh Conaill man's third point at Croke Park this afternoon 

29 mins - Donegal 0-5 Armagh 0-6
Rory Grugan scores his second of the afternoon, and it's in the bracket of his first as he nails one from distance impressively 

27 mins - Donegal 0-5 Armagh 0-5
Ciaran Thompson is fouled and after getting some treatment, watches on as Oisin Gallen puts the free over the Armagh crossbar. Level again

21 mins - Donegal 0-4 Armagh 0-5
Really stylish point from Rory Grugan, executed with the outside of the boot, is perhaps the score of the game so far and it means Armagh have a slender lead again. There's not been more than a point in either way yet

20 mins - Donegal 0-4 Armagh 0-4
Ciaran Thompson finds a pocket of space, in front of the D, and his shot splits the posts

19 mins - Donegal 0-3 Armagh 0-4
Conor Turbitt again, from a similar position to the left of the Donegal goal, puts over a free with Peadar Mogan the one penalised. Armagh lead for the first time.

17 mins - Donegal 0-3 Armagh 0-3
All square again, this time from a free by Conor Turbitt, which he won himself

12 mins - Donegal 0-3 Armagh 0-2
Trademark Ciaran Thompson point, the Donegal captain for the day, on his 100th appearance

11 mins - Donegal 0-2 Armagh 0-2
Jarly Óg Burns makes it 0-2 apiece, with Shaun Patton touching over. Caolan McGonagle made a brilliant goal-saving block from Oisín Conaty beforehand

9 mins - Donegal 0-2 Armagh 0-1
Niall O'Donnell makes his mark on his first start of the season, with a score to put Donegal ahead again. Good start from the Jim McGuinness managed team

7 mins - Donegal 0-1 Armagh 0-1
Jarly Óg Burns levels with a fine score for Armagh, much to the delight of the GAA president, his father Jarlath, who is seen on the big screen with a wide smiles

4 mins - Donegal 0-1 Armagh 0-0
Rory Gruan has a chance to level from a free but pulls his effort side of the posts

3 mins - Donegal 0-1 Armagh 0-0
Armagh fail to deal with a dropping ball in from Caolan McColgan and Kevin McGettigan has two pops at goal, which Armagh block and goalkeeper Blaine Hughes is forced into an early save

1 min - Donegal 0-1 Armagh 0-0
Oisin Gallen pops over a free at Hill 16 inside of 25 seconds

Jason McGee and Luke McGlynn start for Donegal in place of Hugh McFadden and Oisin Caulfield. 

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