▁from ▁veter ans ▁D anny ▁O w ens , ▁Jo achim ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Pat ▁Cle ary ▁that ▁really ▁sign ified ▁the ▁rout ▁of ▁Kil ken ny . ▁The ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Final ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁claimed ▁the ▁Bob ▁O ' K ee ffe ▁Cup ▁( by ▁ 1 - 1 9 ▁to ▁Dublin ' s ▁ 2 - 1 1 ) ▁for ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁three - in - a - row , ▁and ▁seven ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁eleven ▁Le in ster ▁Tit les . ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁however , ▁Off aly ▁bow ed ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Sem i - final ▁stage . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Gal way ▁won ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 6 ▁to ▁ 2 - 7 . ▁At ▁a ▁Gard a ▁match ▁in ▁Port la o ise ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁weeks ▁previously , ▁Jo achim ▁Kelly ▁had ▁been ▁st ret cher ed ▁off ▁with ▁sever ed ▁lig aments ▁to ▁the ▁kne e . ▁Kelly ' s ▁dynam ism ▁was ▁sor ely ▁missed ▁against ▁a ▁still - power ful ▁Gal way ▁combination . ▁Ho pper ▁Mc Gr ath ▁and ▁a ▁r amp ant ▁Joe ▁Co oney ▁hit ▁ 0 - 1 2 ▁between ▁them . ▁O wing ▁to ▁their ▁oppon ents ' ▁collapse ▁at ▁half ▁back ▁and ▁mid field , ▁this ▁was ▁enough