WATERFORD SFC Stradbally 0-9 Ballinacourty 1-5:A POINT from Shane Ahearne in added time helped Stradbally clinch their 16th senior football title at Fraher Field yesterday.

The victors were playing catch-up for much of this game. Mark Ferncombe scored 1-2 early on to ease ’Courty four points in front.

Leading 1-4 to 0-4 at the break, they only managed one more score, a point from Gary Hurney. Stradbally’s pressure was rewarded as Shane Ahearne hit a hat-trick of frees with John Coffey and Niall Curran also notching vital scores in their comeback.

STRADBALLY: O Costelloe; E Cummins, E Rockett, T Costelloe; T Grey, J Hearne, A Doyle; M Walsh (0-1), J Coffey (0-2); S Cunningham, S Ahearne (0-3, three frees), T Connors; N Curran (0-2), R Ahearne (0-1), T Curran. Subs: P Doyle for E Cummins. P Weldon for T Curran, C Casey for S Cunningham.

BALLINACOURTY: S Enright, M Lavan, J Phelan, G Breen; J Hurney, S Briggs, F Foley; J OMahony, P Lynch; M Gorman, M Fives, S OHare; M Fives, G Hurney (0-3, one free), M Ferncombe (1-2). Subs: P Hurney for J Mahony, C Maloney for L Hurney, R Sheehan for M Gorman, C Keane for P Lynch.

Referee: M Condon(Clashmore).