▁vict ories ▁over ▁Bel mont ▁and ▁B ally sk en agh ▁and ▁by ▁four ▁no - holds - bar red ▁matches ▁against ▁Kil c orm ac / ▁Kill oug he y . ▁These ▁compr ised : ▁an ▁exc iting ▁second - round ▁match ▁that ▁finished ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 1 - 1 0 , ▁Kil c orm ac / ▁Kill oug he y ▁ 0 - 1 3 ; ▁an ▁unexpected ly ▁easy ▁passage ▁in ▁the ▁play - offs ▁( Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 1 - 1 1 , ▁Kil c orm ac / ▁Kill oug he y ▁ 1 - 3 ); ▁another ▁draw ▁( 3 - 1 2 - all ) ▁in ▁the ▁Sem i - final ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 ; ▁and ▁a ▁definit ive ▁ 0 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 0 - 7 ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁re play ▁six ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Double - K ' s ▁sh aken ▁off ▁at ▁last , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁cont empl ated ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁a ▁historic ▁Double ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁– ▁assuming ▁they ▁had ▁enough ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁tank ▁to ▁handle ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁in ▁the ▁Final . ▁The ▁p und it ry ▁reck oned ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁would ▁do ▁it ▁this ▁time , ▁having ▁kept ▁the ▁Bir r ▁danger - men ▁under ▁wra ps ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁bru ising ▁Sem i - final . ▁However , ▁several ▁of