Reading: Armagh Gaa: Jarly Og Burns scores as live championship swings again

Armagh Gaa: Jarly Og Burns scores as live championship swings again

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gave Armagh its first orange flag of the day, and the lead changed hands again just as quickly in the live second-round updates. It was the kind of score that briefly settles a side, then reminds everyone the game is still open.

That is why is drawing attention now. Live championship coverage is built on moments like this, and Burns delivered one for Armagh while the wider update also tracked Dublin, Cavan, Louth and Galway. later added his third point of the day with 48 minutes gone, another sign that Armagh were still finding scores as the contest moved on.

Elsewhere in the same live text, restored Dublin's two-point lead after a pass from , while rolled the ball into the net to put Louth ahead once again. McDonnell had already scored 1-2 on the day from centre-half back, and in Salthill Shane Walsh and Cian Hernon had given Galway a healthy lead after 15 minutes. Colm Basquel was also introduced in place of Niall Scully after 20 minutes in Cavan.

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The strange thing about the day is how fast one score was answered by the next. Burns' orange flag mattered because it came in a match that would not hold still, and Armagh's lead was immediately described as changing again. That leaves the strongest question hanging where live football often leaves it: not who scored, but which side could finally keep control long enough to finish the job.

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