Ballygunner won their ninth Waterford senior hurling title with a five-point win over Lismore in yesterday's final at Walsh Park.

Lismore led by 0-8 to 0-3 after 15 minutes. But in the next 10 minutes Ballygunner closed the gap to two points and then a Billy O'Sullivan goal put them ahead, 1-8 to 0-10. Seβn Daly replied for Lismore and Andy Moloney restored the lead for the winners to leave it 2-8 to 1-10 at the interval.

Lismore led 1-16 to 2-10 early in the second half. However, after Darragh O'Sullivan had struck for the equalising goal, substitute Paul Flynn followed up with a pointed free to put Ballygunner ahead.Flynn had the final say, rattling the net three minutes from time.

BALLYGUNNER: R Whitty; N O'Donnell, A Kirwan, R O'Sullivan; S Frampton (0-3, two frees), F Hartley, C Kehoe; T Fives, A Hearne (0-1); M Mahony (0-1), A Moloney (1-0), T Carroll (0-2); B O'Sullivan (1-2), P Foley (0-1), D O'Sullivan (1-0). Subs: P Flynn (1-2) for Carroll; Carroll for Fives; Kehoe for Mahony; P Power for Kehoe.

LISMORE: B Landers; Michael O'Sullivan, P Howard, Mark O'Sullivan; S Prendergast, J O'Connor, W Cunningham; P Prendergast (0-1), D O'Gorman; D Shanahan (0-2), B Prendergast, D Bennett (0-10, seven frees); S Kearney (0-1), S Daly (1-1), E Bennett (0-1). Subs: M Hickey for Kearney; P Quinn for Hickey.

Referee: P Walsh.