Coach Peter McDonnell says Armagh's players were crying in the dressing room at Omagh after Sunday's victory over Tyrone.

The Orchard County upset the odds to dump their neighbours out of the championship with a brilliant Qualifier Round Two performance at Healy Park and McDonnell admits emotions were running high afterwards:

"There's been a lot of criticism levelled against them and they haven't stopped," he told Linwoods Armagh TV.

"When you walk into a dressing room after an event like this and see lads on their hands and knees crying because of how much it meant to them, there's something to be truly proud of.

"People should appreciate how lucky they are that regardless of where we are in the history of Armagh football that there's young lads there prepared to put life and limb on the line for their county. And the least they can expect is to be embraced and supported by their own." Tweet

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