▁when ▁Pat ▁Car roll ▁and ▁Jo achim ▁Kelly ▁received ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ' s ▁first ▁All ▁Star ▁Awards ▁in ▁hur ling ▁since ▁Dam ien ▁Martin ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁campaign ▁Over ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 / 8 1 , ▁another ▁te ak - t ough ▁National ▁Hur ling ▁League ▁campaign ▁brought ▁the ▁team ▁further ▁on . ▁At ▁Now lan ▁Park ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁ 1 4 - man ▁Off aly ▁held ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 4 - 6 ▁League ▁Sem i - final ▁win ▁against ▁La ois , ▁after ▁another ▁cl iff h anger ▁of ▁hard ▁close ▁pulling . ▁Pat ▁Del an ey ▁lo ft ed ▁in ▁a ▁free ▁that ▁P addy ▁Kir wan ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁net ▁for ▁what ▁proved ▁the ▁decis ive ▁score , ▁despite ▁a ▁fur ious ▁La ois ▁on s la ug ht ▁in ▁the ▁dying ▁minutes . ▁Some ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators ▁came ▁to ▁Th ur les ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁for ▁the ▁League ▁Final ▁itself . ▁Off aly ▁won ▁the ▁toss ▁and ▁opt ed ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁the ▁wind ▁and ▁ha il ▁– ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁rock ed ▁by ▁C ork ' s ▁opening ▁sal vo ▁of ▁two ▁goals ▁and ▁three ▁points . ▁Off aly ▁effect ed ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁fight back , ▁holding ▁the ▁Reb els ▁sc or eless ▁for