▁Kelly ▁( L us mag h ) ▁were ▁regular s ▁on ▁the ▁Senior ▁team , ▁while ▁K ier an ▁Mo oney ▁represented ▁Se ir ▁K ier an . ▁A ▁somewhat ▁lab oured ▁ 1 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 1 ▁win ▁over ▁K ild are ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Sem i - final ▁cl ash ▁with ▁W ex ford . ▁By ▁the ▁interval ▁Off aly ▁were ▁being ▁be aten ▁stupid , ▁despite ▁K ier an ▁Mo oney ▁getting ▁the ▁game ' s ▁only ▁goal ▁from ▁play ; ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁sc int ill ating ▁third - qu arter ▁display , ▁Off aly ▁raised ▁nine ▁white ▁flags ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes . ▁However ▁W ex ford ▁maintained ▁their ▁long - range ▁sn ip ing ▁( all ▁six ▁W ex ford ▁for wards ▁and ▁their ▁two ▁mid field ers ▁scored ▁at ▁least ▁twice ) ▁and ▁pre va iled ▁by ▁ 1 - 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 8 . ▁The ▁Off aly ▁Min ors , ▁including ▁several ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁players , ▁were ▁making ▁slow ▁but ▁significant ▁progress ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁ran ▁W ex ford ▁close ▁in ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Minor ▁Hur ling ▁Sem i - final ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁( 2 - 1 5 ▁to ▁ 4 - 8 ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁National ▁Hur ling ▁League ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 / 7 7 , ▁Off aly ▁began ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁strength ▁and ▁depth