aving ▁narrow ly ▁overcome ▁a ▁Gal way ▁team ▁still ▁re eling ▁from ▁the ▁so - called ▁" K ead y ▁Aff air "). ▁Play ing ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁All ▁Ireland ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁An trim ▁failed ▁to ▁reproduce ▁what ▁they ▁had ▁shown ▁against ▁Off aly , ▁and ▁lost ▁by ▁ 4 - 2 4 ▁to ▁ 3 - 9 . ▁ ▁Kil ken ny ▁were ▁the ▁heavy ▁favor ites ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ' s ▁Le in ster ▁Sem i - final , ▁played ▁at ▁Cro ke ▁Park ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Instead , ▁Off aly ▁– ▁co ached ▁by ▁Pa ud ge ▁Mul h are , ▁with ▁select ors ▁Tony ▁Mur phy , ▁Andy ▁Gall ag her , ▁M ick ▁Spain ▁and ▁Will ie ▁G orm an ▁– ▁won ▁by ▁ 4 - 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 - 8 . ▁Now ▁ 3 3 , ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁cool ▁command , ▁den ying ▁Li am ▁F enn elly ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁an ▁in ch ▁of ▁space ▁or ▁a ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁board . ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Brian ▁Wh el ah an ▁like wise ▁kept ▁DJ ▁Care y ▁out ▁of ▁cont ention . ▁Two ▁other ▁relative ▁new com ers , ▁Michael ▁Du ign an ▁and ▁Johnny ▁Pil k ington , ▁also ▁ep it om ized ▁Off aly ' s ▁never - say - die ▁spirit , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁goals