Reigning All-Ireland club champions Dr Crokes are celebrating Kerry SFC success for the 12^th time this evening following a two-point win over South Kerry at Austin Stack Park today.

Despite starting minus the services of Colm Cooper - who failed a late fitness test on a hamstring injury - the Killarney side registered a 0-17 to 1-12 victory.

'Gooch' came off the bench in the 42^nd minute and used his experience to telling effect in the closing stages as Crokes were forced to finish with 14-men after Johnny Buckley picked up a red card (for yellow and black card offences) with 13 minutes left on the clock.

South Kerry pressed hard late on with Bryan Sheehan making it a one point game entering stoppage time but Kieran O'Leary had the final say for the winners.

The divisional side's substitute Ian Galvin netted the game's only goal in the first-half but they trailed by 1-6 to 0-11 at the change of ends.

With the county silverware safely tucked away, Dr Crokes will begin the defence of their Munster crown against Clonmel Commercials next Sunday.

Dr Crokes - S Murphy; J Payne, M Moloney, L Quinn; D O'Leary, F Fitzgerald, G White (0-1); J Buckley, A O'Sullivan; M Burns (0-4), G O'Shea, B Looney; T Brosnan (0-2), D Casey (0-5, 2f), K O'Leary (0-4). Subs: C Cooper for G O'Shea, J Kiely (0-1) for T Brosnan, S Doolan for D O'Leary, P Clarke for M Burns, A O'Donovan for M Moloney (BC), E Brosnan for B Looney.

South Kerry - Padraig O'Sullivan; B Sugrue, M Griffin, F Clifford; Paul O'Sullivan, J Curran, R Wharton; B Sheehan (0-7, 2f, 1'45), B O'Sullivan (0-1); C O'Shea (0-1), P O'Donoghue (0-2), G O'Sullivan; N O'Shea, M O'Sullivan, D Daly. Subs: I Galvin (1-0) for D Daly, D Daly for N O'Shea, O Clifford for J Curran, R Hussey (0-1) for M O'Sullivan, C Farley for I Galvin.

Referee - B Griffin.

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