▁give ▁them ▁the ▁edge ▁in ▁this ▁scenario , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁Off aly ▁who ▁advanced ▁by ▁ 3 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 4 . ▁Ti pper ary ▁were ▁the ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁the ▁Sem i - final , ▁played ▁at ▁L imer ick , ▁and ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁ 1 - 7 ▁to ▁ 0 - 7 . ▁Five ▁of ▁Off aly ' s ▁starting ▁for wards ▁– ▁Joe ▁Do ole y , ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y , ▁Michael ▁Du ign an , ▁D anny ▁O w ens , ▁and ▁Da ith i ▁Reg an ▁– ▁scored ▁from ▁play , ▁with ▁Du ign an ▁net ting ▁the ▁decis ive ▁goal ▁four ▁minutes ▁from ▁time . ▁ 2 2 , 7 4 9 ▁pat rons ▁came ▁to ▁Cro ke ▁Park ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁for ▁the ▁League ▁Final ▁itself , ▁and ▁saw ▁Off aly ▁become ▁the ▁t enth ▁county ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁League ▁( and ▁the ▁first ▁new ▁name ▁since ▁Water ford ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ). ▁W ex ford ▁were ▁on ▁top ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁but ▁had ▁numerous ▁w ides ▁from ▁distance . ▁Off aly ▁showed ▁ten acity , ▁power ▁and ▁raw ▁courage , ▁as ▁they ▁h unted ▁in ▁pack s ▁and ▁got ▁the ▁most ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁ch ances . ▁With ▁two ▁goals ▁from ▁D ath i ▁Reg an ▁( B ir r ), ▁it ▁finished ▁Off aly ▁ 2 - 6 , ▁W ex ford ▁ 0 - 1 0