s ▁ 3 - 1 6 ▁to ▁ 2 - 9 ▁win ▁over ▁W ex ford . ▁Dam age ▁to ▁the ▁Cro ke ▁Park ▁pitch , ▁sust ained ▁during ▁a ▁U 2 ▁concert ▁that ▁summer , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁post pon ement ▁of ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Minor ▁Final . ▁In ▁the ▁inter im , ▁Off aly ▁deployed ▁four ▁of ▁their ▁Minor ▁panel ▁in ▁the ▁Under - 1 6 ▁Hur ling ▁Championship ▁at ▁Now lan ▁Park ▁– ▁a ▁day - long ▁ 1 5 - a - side ▁" bl itz " ▁competition ▁starting ▁with ▁nine ▁teams . ▁With ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Kin ah an ▁of ▁Se ir ▁K ier an , ▁Off aly ▁won ▁out ▁this ▁U - 1 6 ▁All ▁Ireland ▁by ▁be ating ▁Kil ken ny ▁North ▁ 1 - 4 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 . ▁When ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Minor ▁Final ▁against ▁Kil ken ny ▁did ▁go ▁ahead , ▁at ▁Cro ke ▁Park ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Off aly ' s ▁fast - mov ing ▁and ▁ni ppy ▁team ▁gave ▁a ▁great ▁display ▁in ▁which ▁not ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁stood ▁back , ▁and ▁were ▁utter ly ▁deser ving ▁of ▁their ▁ 2 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 2 ▁victory . ▁Billy ▁Do ole y ▁at ▁centre ▁forward ▁scored ▁ 1 - 0 , ▁while ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁l ined ▁out ▁beside ▁him ▁at ▁left ▁half ▁forward . ▁The ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Sem i - final