Donegal's previous nine All-Ireland championship semi-finals

31st August: Donegal 1-9  Armagh 2-10

Brian McEniff was in charge for the sixth time in an All-Ireland semi-final which went down to the wire. They had come through the back door, defeating Galway after a replay in the quarter-final. The loss of Raymond Sweeney to a harsh red card was a defining moment. The sides were level with minutes left but an injury time penalty by Oisin McConville sent Armagh on their way to their second final in-a-row, but they lost this one to Tyrone.

Donegal: Tony Blake; Niall McCready, Raymond Sweeney, Damien Diver; Shane Carr, Barry Monaghan, Kevin Cassidy; John Gildea, Stephen McDermott; Christy Toye (1-1), Michael Hegarty, Paul McGonigle; Brian Roper (0-1), Adrian Sweeney (capt, 0-4,2f), Brendan Devenney (0-3,3f)

Subs: Brendan Boyle for McDermott (43); Jim McGuinness for McGonigle (48); Colm McFadden and John Haran for Devenney and Gildea (67).

Armagh: Paul Hearty; Andy Mallon, Francie Bellew, Enda McNulty; Aidan O'Rourke, Kieran McGeeney (capt), Andrew McCann; Philip Loughran (0-1), Paul McGrane (0-1); Ronan Clarke, John McEntee (0-1), Diarmuid Marsden (0-1); Oisin McConville (1-5,pen,5f), Steven McDonnell (1-1), Diarmuid Marsden (0-1), Tony McEntee.

Subs: Paddy McKeever (0-1,f) for Clarke (57); Justin McNulty for Bellew (60).

Adrian Sweeney and Kieran McGeeney with referee Michael Monaghan Picture; Sportsfile