Barry Meehan and Marty Lavery were on target for Armagh

They are now a point ahead of Marty Quinn's Bannsiders who suffered a fourth defeat in five league matches.

City skipper Alan Murphy stole in to glance a header past Davy O'Hare on 28 minutes and Barry Meehan netted from an acute angle just before half-time.

Martin Lavery got the third four minutes from time as Armagh avenged an early-season defeat in the CIS Cup.

Coleraine had a couple of chances early on as Darren Boyce headed wide from a Stephen Carson free and Ciaran Ferry was also just off target.

But Quinn's men lacked firepower in the second period and did not look like getting back into the game.