Kilmacud Crokes stayed on course for a third consecutive Dublin senior football championship crown after edging Raheny in a penalty shoot-out (5-4) at Parnell Park.

This thrilling semi-final clash finished all square on 2-15 apiece after extra time and it was Shane Horan that slotted the winning penalty for the All-Ireland champions to keep their three-in-a-row hopes in the capital intact.

Raheny had led by 0-7 to 0-5 at the end of a tight first-half and went three up early in the restart before Hugh Kenny’s palmed goal squared things for Crokes.

Raheny kicked on though and a Darren Lunney penalty would help them to hold a three-point lead in injury-time but they couldn’t hold on to it, as substitute Luke Ward smashed in a goal that sent the game into extra time (2-11 to 1-14) for the Stillorgan outfit.

Crokes kicked the first three points of extra time only to see them cancelled out by a Cian Ivers goal and, after Crokes nudged themselves in front again, it was a Lunney point that forced penalties.

In the end, it was this strike from Horan that sealed the holders’ final date with either Ballyboden or St Jude's in two weeks’ time.

Watch the winning penalty for @KCrokesGAAClub converted by Shane Horan as the defending champions edge past @RahenyGAA in a thrilling contest in the GoAhead Dublin Senior 1 Football Semi Final! #GoAheadDSC pic.twitter.com/HXyKBORODM

— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) October 7, 2023

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