Holders Na Piarsaigh advanced into their sixth Limerick senior hurling championship final in seven years after edging Doon in a penalty shoot-out this evening at the TUS Gaelic Grounds.

Kevin Downes fired in the winning penalty in the sudden death stages of the shoot-out to send the city side into another decider against Kilmallock or Patrickswell who square off tomorrow (Sunday).

Doon had led late in the first-half of normal time before a sideline free ended up in their net and, as a result, the sides would go in all square (1-10 to 0-13) at half.

Adrian Breen netted after the turnaround and it looked to put Na Piarsaigh in the driving-seat but Doon fought back to level it and at full-time the scoreboard read 2-18 to 0-24.

The sides couldn’t be separated there and it meant more drama in a penalty shoot-out where Downes came up trumps for the holders.

The first ever Limerick SHC penalty shootout goes the way of Na Piarsaigh, the champions into another county final. Kevin Downes with the final score in a 4-3 sudden-death penalty shootout victory over Doon pic.twitter.com/Roj5b1wlCI

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) October 14, 2023

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