▁a ▁Kil ken ny ▁ball ▁that ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁gone ▁over ▁the ▁end ▁line , ▁the ▁u mp ire ▁stayed ▁where ▁he ▁was . ▁The ▁ref eree ▁didn ' t ▁wh ist le ▁for ▁a ▁pu ck - out ▁either . ▁Li am ▁F enn elly ▁de ft ly ▁f lick ed ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁between ▁the ▁posts , ▁where ▁Matt ▁Ruth ▁was ▁arriv ing ▁to ▁tap ▁to ▁the ▁empty ▁net ▁for ▁the ▁only ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Con ▁Hou li han ▁subsequently ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁u mp ire : ▁" I ▁doubt ▁the ▁good ▁man ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁heart y ▁dinner ▁last ▁evening ". ▁Non eth eless , ▁even ▁from ▁his ▁usual ▁v antage - point ▁on ▁the ▁terra ces ▁at ▁the ▁Canal ▁End , ▁Hou li han ▁himself ▁could ▁not ▁definit ively ▁say ▁whether ▁the ▁ball ▁had ▁crossed ▁the ▁line . ▁Off aly ▁were ▁still ▁on ▁level ▁terms ▁after ▁conced ing ▁the ▁goal , ▁but ▁sent ▁wide ▁from ▁two ▁subsequent ▁fre es . ▁Kil ken ny ▁scored ▁two ▁late ▁points ▁to ▁re - c laim ▁the ▁Bob ▁O ' K ee ffe ▁Cup ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁bitter ▁der ail ment ▁for ▁an ▁Off aly ▁side ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁its ▁powers . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁A idan ▁" the ▁Bo o " ▁Ros ney ▁of ▁Bir r , ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁died ▁while ▁training ▁with ▁his ▁Off aly ▁team m