Down booked their place in the Ulster hurling semi-final with this 5-20 to 3-14 victory over Armagh at the Athletic Grounds.

Caolan Bailie netted a brace of second-half goals for the winners after the sides were level at the break, 1-10 to 2-7.

The prize for the Down men is a trip to Owenbeg next Sunday to face Derry - quarter-final winners over Donegal today - for a place in the provincial decider.

Down - S Keith; S Ennis, C Cassidy, M Hughes; D McManus (0-1), F Conway (1-2), M McCullough; D Hughes, J McManus; S Dineen (0-2), M Nicholson, P Sheehan (0-1); D Toner (0-5), G Johnston (0-6, 4f), J Coyle (1-2). Subs: C O'Neill for M McCullough, C Bailie (2-0) for M Nicholson, B Nicholson for P Sheehan, M Turley (1-1) for J Coyle.

Armagh - S Doherty; S Renaghan, C Clifford, C Devlin; K McKernan, N Curry, S Gaffney (0-1); J Corvan (0-1), D Coulter (0-2); R Gaffney (0-6, 5f), C Carvill (0-3), A McGuinness; M Moan (1-0), E McGuinness (2-0), P McKearney (0-1). Subs: T Nevin for K McKernan, P Lappin for S Gaffney, O Curry for C Clifford.

Referee - E Hassan.

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