Armagh 3-33 Down 0-14: Orchard 'machine' beat us in 'every facet'
Tomas McCormack and Conor Turbitt both scored goals to help Armagh lead 2-12 to 0-7 at half-time.And while Laverty introduced Jamie Doran at the break having already introduced Liam Kerr in the first half, the 2024 All-Ireland champions kept their foot on the pedal to storm into a fourth successive Ulster decider.Laverty admitted the second half in particular was a "difficult place to be". "We had five subs used in the middle of the second half, we tried to make changes on different personnel but we just couldn't get to grips with it after the first goal. "We didn't get to grips with them at all."Laverty, however, dismissed a suggestion that the energy and emotion they exerted in the win over Donegal impacted their preparations. "No, we recovered really well," he said. "We actually didn't do a massive pile on grass. We trained Wednesday night and Friday, but very light and trying to get the bodies right. "There was a good bounce and a good atmosphere with the lads. I think we started well but when Armagh got into their groove, you could just see we weren't at the pitch of it."
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