Sean Cavanagh (left) got on the scoresheet for Tyrone

Four points from Stephen O'Neill and two frees from Sean Cavanagh helped Tyrone lead 0-8 to 0-4 at the interval.

A point from sub Kevin Hughes then helped Tyrone move 0-11 to 0-5 ahead.

Armagh, helped by four Stephen Kernan points and some great Steven McDonnell play, fought back but Tyrone held on to earn a final meeting with Monaghan.

It was a lively encounter which includes several skirmishes and 11 bookings.

Tommy McGuigan's early point was cancelled out by McDonnell's opening score but points from O'Neill and Gerard Cavlan then edged Tyrone into a 0-3 to 0-1 lead by the eighth minute.

Further scores from McDonnell and O'Neill kept the two-point margin by the 13th minute before O'Neill ended a seven-minute lull in scoring by swinging over a great point from play.

Kevin Hughes was back in action for Tyrone

Sean Cavanagh then got in the scoring act in the closing stages of the first half by hitting two excellent frees although a further McDonnell point and Kernan's first effort from play meant that Tyrone led 0-8 to 0-4 at the interval.

However, it would have been closer had McDonnell taken a goal chance late in the half with his shot from close range coming back off the woodwork.

Kevin Hughes, back in Tyrone colours after a year in Australia, made an immediate impression after being introduced at half-time by hitting the first point of the second half in the 42nd minute.

Further points from Cavlan and Cavanagh then helped extend Tyrone's lead to 0-11 to 0-5 with Armagh struggling to make an impressing at that stage.

However, McDonnell then started to torment Ryan McMenamin in the Tyrone defence and his two points and a John McEntee points left a kick of the ball between the sides.

O'Neill grabbed a steadying point for Tyrone but Armagh continued to press and two McKernan scores meant that there was only three points between the sides with four minutes left.

McKernan then had a sniff of a goal chance but his shot went just over the bar and with it went Armagh's last chance.