It was the visitors, however, who left the venue bemoaning their lot after leading twice only to be undone by a deflection and a late leveller.

The Crues moved in front after just four minutes when Eamon Doherty unleashed a 25-yard drive which took a deflection off Iain Latimer on its way past keeper Stuart Addis.

City levelled on 33 minutes after a Sean Cleary free-kick from just outside the area swept past Gregg Shannon via defender Andy Hunter.

And they almost took the lead on the stroke of half-time when a Shane Coney header from a Steven Hyndes cross crashed against the crossbar.

But the visitors moved back in front after an hour when substitute Darren Lockhart was allowed the time and space to send a low shot past Addis.

Armagh might have equalised through Cleary and Terry Fitzpatrick before, a minute from time, they finally earned a point when Conor Forker finished from close range after a Mark Gracey ball was dropped by Shannon.