Kerry knock champions Armagh out after stunning second-half showing

James Cox

Armagh's reign as All-Ireland Football champions has been brought to an end by Kerry.

The Kingdom scored 13 points without reply in a spell during the second-half in their 0-32 to 1-21 victory at Croke Park.

Seán O'Shea top scored for the Munster champions with 12 points.

At one point, Kerry were five points behind as Armagh seemed to be on their way to another semi-final.

David Clifford was another key man for Kerry as he notched up seven points.

After Rian O’Neill's two-point free put Armagh five points up in the 37th minute, few would have anticipated the nature of Kerry's stunning response.

Speaking after the game, man of the match O'Shea said: "We were written off. People weren't giving us a chance, even down at home. People don't know what goes on in our dressing room.

"We just said we'd throw the shackles off. We were coming in as underdogs. I thought Joe O'Connor really stood up in the second-half. We really turned the screw. People have talked about our squad, that we don't have strength and depth. We know the standard of our squad."