Dr McKenna Cup: Armagh's were given set a stiff examination by Queen's, who stretched them to the limit in this lively cup tie at Crossmaglen yesterday.

Armagh's were given set a stiff examination by Queen's, who stretched them to the limit in this lively cup tie at Crossmaglen yesterday.

Armagh appeared to have defused the Queen's challenge when they extended their advantage to 0-8 to 0-4 in the third quarter.

The students burst back in the closing stages and Gerard O'Kane, along with James McGovern and Paul Turley, landed points in a tense finish that brought Queen's within a whisker of a draw.

ARMAGH: C McKinney; E McNulty, J McNulty, A Mallon; P Watters, C McKeever, P McCormack (0-1); A McCann (0-1), G Swift (0-1); P Duffy (0-1), G Loughran (0-1), K Fearon (0-1); B Murray, R Austin, M O'Rourke (0-2). Subs: E Quinn for Fearon (half-time), JP Donnelly for Watters (half-time), P McKinney for Austin (50 mins).

QUEEN'S: M Dunne; C Mackle, D McCartan, R O'Neill; K Gunn, G O'Kane (0-2), M Drumm; C O'Brien, M McGrath; B Mallon (0-1), A Carr (0-1), K McGourty; K Shields, D Tierney (0-1), J McGovern (0-1). Subs: M Rooney for Mackle (45 mins); P Turley (0-1) for Shields (58 mins); C Moran for Tierney (59 mins); J Haughey for O'Neill (63 mins).

Referee: C Brannigan (Down).