▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁campaign . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Off aly ▁showed ▁craft ▁and ▁character ▁to ▁beat ▁Dublin ▁( 2 - 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 3 ), ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ' s ▁left - hand ed ▁swing ▁connecting ▁to ▁score ▁the ▁decis ive ▁goal ▁– ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁failed ▁to ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 8 ▁minutes . ▁Similarly , ▁La ois ▁had ▁Off aly ▁on ▁the ▁ra ck ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Sem i - final . ▁Jim ▁T roy ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁brilliant ▁between ▁the ▁posts . ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁and ▁A idan ▁F og art y ▁combined ▁well ▁under ▁heavy ▁pressure , ▁as ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ▁won ▁out ▁( 1 - 1 6 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 3 ). ▁ 2 9 , 1 3 3 ▁spect ators ▁were ▁in ▁Cro ke ▁Park ▁when ▁Off aly ▁cont ested ▁their ▁e ighth ▁Le in ster ▁Final ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁in ▁warm ▁August ▁sun sh ine . ▁They ▁were ▁chron ically ▁short ▁of ▁attack ▁options ▁and ▁only ▁scored ▁ 0 - 3 ▁after ▁the ▁break . ▁For ▁Kil ken ny , ▁Christ y ▁He f fer nan ▁almost ▁single - hand edly ▁dis located ▁Off ay ' s ▁half ▁back ▁line . ▁Li am ▁F enn elly ' s ▁goal ▁and ▁mid f iel der ▁Ger ▁F enn elly ' s ▁ha il ▁of ▁points ▁ens ured ▁that ▁the ▁C