It was also a historic night for Galway GAA, as the floodlights were switched on for the first time in Pearse Stadium.
This is how it happened with Kevin Dwyer and John Mulligan.
Scorers for Galway: Cillian Ó Curraoin 0-5 (3fs, 1 2pt), Matthew Tierney 1-1 (1-0 pen), Paul Conroy (2pt) and Shane Walsh (2pt free) 0-2 each, Finnian Ó Laoi and Daniel O’Flaherty 0-1 each.
Scorers for Armagh: Oisín Conaty and Rory Grugan (3fs) 0-4 each, Conor Turbitt 0-1 (f).
Galway: Connor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath, Seán Fitzgerald, Daniel O’Flaherty; Dylan McHugh, John Daly, Seán Kelly; Paul Conroy, Cillian McDaid; Cathal Sweeney, Céin D’Arcy, Finnian Ó Laoi; Sam O’Neill, Matthew Tierney, Cillian Ó Curraoin.
Subs: Shane Walsh for Ó Laoi (10-15), Shane Walsh for McDaid (42), John Maher for Tierney (45), Liam Silke for O’Neill (54), Kieran Molloy for Kelly (62), Johnny Heaney for Ó Laoi (67).
Armagh: Blaine Hughes; Tomas McCormack, Aidan Forker, Barry McCambridge; Connaire Mackin, Greg McCabe, Jason Duffy; Ben Crealey, Niall Grimley; Stefan Campbell, Shane McPartlan, Darragh McMullan; Rory Grugan, Andrew Murnin, Oisín Conaty.
Subs: Callum O’Neill for Crealey (5-9), Conor Turbitt for McPartlan (HT), Ross McQuillan for Forker (38), Cian McConville for Duffy (49), Jarly Óg Burns for McCormack (60), Ethan Rafferty for Hughes (60).
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork).
