Galway v Armagh - a rollercoaster rivalry riddled with drama

Armagh and Galway met for the first time in 2001 and have clashed five times since. Almost without exception, drama has followed the games all the way.

Here's a look at those previous clashes.

2001

All-Ireland qualifier: Galway 0-13 Armagh 0-12

For now, until Sunday anyway, the first and undoubtedly most seminal match between the counties with the repercussions indirectly leading to an All-Ireland title for both counties.

For Galway they were more obvious as they cashed in their 'get out of jail' card and went all the way to the Sam Maguire in what was effectively their last hurrah as a serious contender with the county not reaching an All-Ireland semi-final, let alone a final, again until 2018 with lesser lights such as Antrim, Wexford, Westmeath and Tipperary dumping them out of the championship in the meantime.

The Connacht side may have prevailed 0-13 to 0-12 at Croke Park, but so much of the story that day surrounded the Orchard County.

Under the guidance of Brian McAlinden and Brian Canavan, they had lost for the first time in three seasons in Ulster when a youthful Tyrone punished them, but the new qualifier system gave them a shot at redemption.

Ulster pair Down and Monaghan were defeated to get the show on the road, setting up a mouth-watering Saturday afternoon clash with John O’Mahony’s side.

Armagh wanted to arrive at Croke Park for 1.15pm, an hour before throw-in, but as they sat on the bus at their warm-up base at Na Fianna, it became clear their Garda escort wasn’t coming.

Forced to go on, they turned onto Mobhi Road and were swamped in traffic.

"It’s a journey that’s meant to take 20 minutes and then you look out the window and see officials trying to stop cars and you say to yourself, ‘ah for f**k’s sake, is