Goalkeeper Martin Stackpoole is the toast of Lixnaw this evening after his stoppage time penalty save saw them crowned Kerry senior hurling champions.

It finished Lixnaw 1-16, Kilmoyley 2-11 at Austin Stack Park today following a dramatic conclusion.

The losing side was awarded a penalty in the fifth minute of injury time but Stackpoole came to his team's rescue when saving Daniel Collins' attempt.

The ball did end up in the winners' net via a rebound but the referee had sounded the full-time whistle and it's Lixnaw who are celebrating a 9^th county title success.

The newly crowned champions -  who lost out at this stage to Ballyduff 12 months ago - had led by three points (1-7 to 1-4) at the halfway stage.

Lixnaw - M Stackpoole; M Quilter, S Power, D McCarthy; G Stackpoole, D Shanahan, P Corridan; J Griffin (1-0), B Brosnan; S McElligott (0-1), R Heffernan, B McAuliffe; S Conway (0-13, 8f), M Conway (0-1), C Sheehy (0-1). Subs: J Buckley for C Sheehy, J McKenna for S McElligott, R Galvin for J Griffin.

Kilmoyley - J B O'Halloran: S Murnane, J Godley, S Nolan; R Collins, T Murnane, D Fitzell; F McCarthy, K McCarthy; J Brick, D Collins (1-8, 0-7f), S Maunsell; M O'Connor (1-0), K Regan (0-2), J McElligott (0-1). Subs: E McCarthy for S Maunsell.

Referee - F Horgan.

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