Armagh 0-12 Antrim 0-10:ARMAGH got their campaign off on the right note at the Athletic Grounds yesterday. Antrim's Aodhan Gallagher and Michael Magill were dismissed early on yellow cards but Antrim rallied to transform a 0-6 to 0-2 deficit into level pegging at 0-7 by the 49th minute - Gerard McAleese had landed three of his 0-6 total by then - before Armagh swept over four unanswered points.

ARMAGH: P Rodgers; F Moriarty, B Donaghy, N O'Rourke; J P Donnelly (0-2), A O'Rourke, C McKeever (0-1); C Toner, M Mackin (0-3); E McDonnell, Martin O'Rourke, R Henderson (0-4, two frees); B Mallon (0-2, one free), R Clarke, J Feeney. Subs: B Shannon for Moriarty (half-time), C Clarke for McDonnell (42 mins), V Martin for Toner (51 mins), Micheal O'Rourke for Martin O'Rourke (55 mins), C Rafferty for Donnelly (63 mins).

ANTRIM: S McGreevey; C Brady, S McVeigh, A Douglas; C McGoldrick, P Carey, T Scullion; M McCann, M McCarry; A Gallagher, D Edwards (0-1), D McAlernon; C Close (0-2), M Magill, G McAleese (0-6, four frees). Subs: L Carlin for McGoldrick (21 mins), K Brady for McAlernon (45 mins), C Maxwell for C Brady (52 mins), D Graham for Clare (56 mins). Yellow cards subs: C Creaney (0-1) for Gallagher (25 mins), B Hasson for Magill (27 mins).

Referee: JJ Cleary (Derry).