Donegal and Armagh have qualified for the semi-finals of the Nicky Rackard Cup following wins over Monaghan and Sligo respectively.

In Clones, Donegal needed three injury-time points to make sure of a 1-16 to 0-15 victory over Monaghan. The home side led come up to half-time, but a Niall Campbell penalty ensured Donegal of parity at the break, 1-7 to 0-10, and eight points from Lee Henderson helped them prevail.

Armagh justified their favoritism when they comfortably accounted for Sligo on a 1-19 to 0-8 scoreline at Crossmaglen. The result was never in doubt after James King scored the only goal in the 24th minute. This helped the hosts to a 1-13 to 0-2 interval lead, and while both sides scored six points in the second half, Armagh's work was already done.

Scorers - Donegal: L Henderson 0-8 (4f), N Campbell 1-4 (1-0pen, 4f), D Cullen 0-2, P Doherty, E Organ 0-1 each. Monaghan: S Lambe 0-9 (7f), T Hilliard, E MacSuibhne 0-2 each, C McKenna and M Treanor 0-1 each.

Scorers - Armagh: D Carvill 0-6 (2 '65s'), D Coulter 0-4, C Carvill, C Corvan 0-3 each, J King 1-0, C Coulter 0-2, R Lewis 0-1. Sligo: G Waldron 0-6 (2 '45s'), A Cawley, K Raymond 0-1 each. Tweet

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