3 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 - 1 1 ). ▁Although ▁Kil ken ny ▁beat ▁them ▁by ▁ 4 - 8 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁Sem i - final ▁at ▁Th ur les , ▁C reg an ▁sh ru gg ed ▁off ▁Off aly ' s ▁s lack ness ▁as ▁something ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁fixed ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁championship . ▁The ▁coach ' s ▁sang f roid ▁was ▁v ind ic ated ▁by ▁Off aly ' s ▁ 2 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁W ex ford ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship ▁match ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁live ▁on ▁television . ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ' s ▁goal ▁was ▁vital ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁an ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁when ▁W ex ford ' s ▁strategy ▁of ▁l uring ▁Off aly ' s ▁half ▁back ▁line ▁out ▁of ▁position ▁looked ▁like ▁it ▁might ▁pay ▁off . ▁Un be aten ▁by ▁the ▁Sl ane ys iders ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Off aly ▁had ▁nearly ▁come ▁to ▁depend ▁on ▁W ex ford ' s ▁err atic ▁shooting ▁whenever ▁the ▁ch ips ▁were ▁down . ▁That ▁remained ▁true ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁– ▁but ▁Griff in ▁would ▁have ▁re cal ibr ated ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Billy ▁Do ole y ▁( 0 - 5 ) ▁was ▁Off aly ' s ▁top ▁sc orer ▁in ▁the ▁Le in