▁but ▁Off aly ▁still ▁won ▁by ▁ 4 - 2 2 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 2 . ▁The ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Sem i - final ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁second - ever ▁meeting ▁between ▁C ork ▁and ▁Off aly ▁in ▁the ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship , ▁and ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁player ▁to ▁span ▁the ▁fifteen ▁years ▁since ▁the ▁Cent en ary ▁Final . ▁Not with standing ▁the ▁wet ▁and ▁gre asy ▁conditions , ▁the ▁game ▁became ▁an ▁instant ▁classic ▁of ▁wet - day ▁hur ling , ▁and ▁the ▁cal iber ▁of ▁both ▁sides ' ▁display ▁was ▁absolutely ▁top - dra wer . ▁The ▁Reb els ▁sh aded ▁it ▁by ▁ 0 - 1 9 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 6 . ▁C ork ▁and ▁Off aly ▁each ▁scored ▁ 0 - 1 2 ▁from ▁play , ▁so ▁the ▁match ▁turned ▁on ▁the ▁fre es ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁ref eree , ▁Dick ie ▁Mur phy . ▁Another ▁cru cial ▁factor ▁was ▁the ▁m atur ity ▁shown ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Barry - M ur phy ' s ▁gift ed ▁young ▁team ▁when ▁Off aly ' s ▁g rip ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁tight ening . ▁In ▁the ▁after math , ▁Johnny ▁Pil k ington ▁expressed ▁his ▁side ' s ▁per plex ity ▁at ▁having ▁played ▁so ▁br illi antly , ▁and ▁yet ▁having ▁lost ▁the ▁game : ▁ ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁where ▁it ▁went ▁wrong ▁– ▁if ▁it ▁did ▁go ▁wrong ."