▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁out . ▁With ▁the ▁last ▁pu ck ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁P addy ▁Kir wan ▁hero ically ▁converted ▁it , ▁for ▁Off aly ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁dec ider ▁by ▁the ▁very ▁skin ▁of ▁their ▁teeth . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁draw , ▁W ex ford ▁had ▁also ▁advanced , ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁Le in ster ▁Final ▁without ▁the ▁C ats ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁was ▁handed ▁the ▁number ▁ 3 ▁j er sey ▁for ▁Off aly ▁– ▁seven ▁years ▁would ▁go ▁by ▁before ▁any ▁other ▁player ▁would ▁wear ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship ▁– ▁while ▁Dam ien ▁Martin ▁res umed ▁as ▁first - choice ▁goal keeper . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁du els ▁was ▁C ough lan ▁versus ▁the ▁W ex ford ▁full ▁forward , ▁Tony ▁Dor an . ▁Early ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁match , ▁amid st ▁a ▁th icket ▁of ▁hur le ys ▁that ▁sw ung ▁on ▁an ▁incoming ▁W ex ford ▁ball , ▁Dor an ▁went ▁down ▁with ▁a ▁badly ▁g ashed ▁fore head ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁subst it uted . ▁However , ▁this ▁remained ▁a ▁hum - d inger ▁throughout , ▁as ▁twice ▁Off aly ▁were ▁getting ▁on ▁top ▁and ▁twice ▁W ex ford ▁ha u led ▁it ▁back . ▁Despite ▁Col m ▁Dor an ▁finding ▁the ▁net , ▁from ▁a ▁long - range ▁free ▁two ▁minutes ▁from ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁Off aly ' s ▁calm ness