▁six ▁short ▁years . ▁Off aly ▁remained ▁a ▁force ▁to ▁be ▁reck oned ▁with , ▁however , ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁they ▁beat ▁La ois ▁by ▁ 1 - 2 3 ▁to ▁ 4 - 9 ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Final . ▁When ▁La ois ▁began ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁upper ▁hand , ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁switched ▁to ▁mid field ▁and ▁turned ▁in ▁a ▁" man ▁of ▁the ▁match " ▁performance . ▁The ▁same ▁t actic ▁was ▁not ▁effective ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁itself . ▁With ▁Jim ▁T roy ▁and ▁A idan ▁F og art y ▁out ▁through ▁injury , ▁League ▁champions ▁Kil ken ny ▁sw amp ed ▁the ▁Off aly ▁defence ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁ 5 1 st ▁Le in ster ▁Title ▁by ▁ 4 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 1 . ▁Only ▁ 0 - 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Off aly ▁total ▁came ▁from ▁play . ▁Pat ▁Del an ey ' s ▁twice - t aken ▁penalty ▁closed ▁the ▁gap ▁to ▁five ▁points , ▁but ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁Off aly ' s ▁last ▁score . ▁P ád ra ig ▁Hor an ' s ▁ret irement ▁the ▁following ▁winter ▁opened ▁another ▁gap ▁in ▁Off aly ' s ▁attack ▁formation . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁Martin ▁Han amy ▁( St ▁R yn agh ' s ) ▁and ▁Se am us ▁C ough lan ▁( K inn itt y ) ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ▁had ▁few ▁fresh ▁faces ▁to ▁call ▁on ▁for ▁the