Castlehaven triumph on penalties in Munster deluge

Castlehaven 0-13 Daingean Uí Chúis 0-13 (AET)

Castlehaven won 4-3 on penalties

It took extra time and a historic penalty shoot-out but Castlehaven were crowned Munster Senior football champions for the fourth time in the club's 101-year history thanks to a sudden-death penalty shoot-out victory over Kerry club champions Daingean Uí Chúis in a rain-swept and very windy TUS Gaelic Grounds.

Daingean Uí Chúis, making their historic provincial final debut, had taken a one-point lead into the half time break before Castlehaven, who were reduced to 14 men late in the second half, levelled with the last kick of the game to force two extra periods of 10 minutes.

The Kerry club champions opened up a three-point winning margin by half-time of extra-time, a lead Castlehaven turned on its head in the second half to bring the game to penalties – a historic shoot-out win to bring the O’Connor Cup back to the West Cork club for the first time since 1997.

Daingean Uí Chúis' wait for their first Munster Club SFC title in the club’s 132-year history continues.

The impressive Cork inter-county star Brian Hurley top-scored for the winners with 0-07 of his side's 13-point tally, while cousins Paul and Conor Geaney each scored 0-04 apiece for Daingean Uí Chúis.

Played in treacherous conditions on Limerick’s Ennis Road, it took until the 10th minute for the game’s opening point to come, albeit a well-taken effort from Daingean Uí Chúis centre back Conor Flannery.

Paul Geaney had found the net early on, but his soccer-style goal was ruled out after a foul on Castlehaven goalkeeper Darragh Cahalane in the buildup.

James McCarthy’s Castlehaven side responded well however and were on level terms less than two minutes later when Cathal Maguire kicked