The World Cup was in full swing when Offaly and Kilkenny faced off in the 1998 Leinster hurling final.
And, for the first quarter, the scoreboard rhymed with many of those over in France as the sides stood at one goal each.
John Troy nipped in for the opener for Offaly in the sixth minute and Charlie Carter replied instantly. Then followed a spree of wides, poor striking and disjointed play from both sides before Offaly’s Johnny Dooley finally hit the game’s first point in the 17th minute, not that that sparked an outbreak of quality hurling.
