Longford will meet Armagh in the All-Ireland minor quarter-final after Derry landed the Ulster minor title.
Derry made it two-in-a-row after edging Armagh with a 12 points to 1-7 victory in Omagh.
Derry led seven points to 1-3 at half-time. Armagh having found the net on 20 minutes through Eoin Duffy putting Armagh 1-3 to four points ahead.
Indeed, Derry responded with scores from Eamon Young, Ger Dillon (free) and James Sargent to take the half-time lead.
Points from Luke Grant, Ger Dillon and Eamon Young in the final-quarter saw Derry take victory by five points even allowing for a late Armagh comeback.
Back-to-back Ulster Minor Champions 🏆🏆
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Longford will now face Armagh in the All-Ireland minor quarter-final, whereas Dublin will face the Ulster champions Derry.
Whereas, the other quarter-finals see Connacht champions Mayo meet Cork and Munster champions Kerry will meet Roscommon.
Those games are scheduled for the eighth and ninth of June with venues and throw-in times to be decided.
