▁Off aly ' s ▁experimental ▁side ▁looked ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁real ▁difficulty . ▁With ▁an ▁out standing ▁ 1 2 ▁points ▁from ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y , ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ▁pulled ▁through ▁( Off aly ▁ 2 - 2 3 , ▁Der ry ▁ 2 - 1 7 ). ▁Not ▁many ▁people ▁r ated ▁their ▁ch ances ▁for ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁Sem i - final ▁re - match ▁against ▁C ork . ▁On ▁the ▁day , ▁however , ▁Off aly ▁wore ▁down ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁with ▁a ▁display ▁of ▁passion , ▁power ▁and ▁pride , ▁before ▁storm ing ▁to ▁a ▁famous ▁ 0 - 1 9 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 5 ▁victory . ▁Gary ▁Hann iff y ▁( B ir r ) ▁got ▁the ▁better ▁of ▁Brian ▁Cor cor an , ▁while ▁Kevin ▁Kin ah an ▁effort lessly ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁balls ▁lo ft ed ▁in ▁towards ▁Joe ▁De ane ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁r ated ▁this : ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁sweet est ▁vict ories ▁of ▁my ▁career ." . ▁ ▁Although ▁Pat ▁Fle ury ' s ▁team ▁were ▁still ▁the ▁under d ogs ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Final ▁( 1 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 ), ▁they ▁believed ▁that ▁losing ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Final s ▁would ▁p ile ▁the ▁pressure ▁on ▁Kil ken ny ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages . ▁For ▁this ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁factor , ▁Off