Ballyboden St Enda's (Dublin) 2-9 1-11 Portlaoise (Laois)

Substitute Aran Waters kicked a dramatic late winning point as Ballyboden St Enda's clung on for a first ever AIB Leinster club senior football championship final win.

Waters only entered the play after 42 minutes but kicked a historic score to seal the club's maiden title and an All-Ireland semi-final tie against the London or Munster champions on February 13.

But it was desperately tough on Portlaoise who were challenging for a record eighth provincial title and had a great opportunity to draw the game deep into injury-time.

Experienced corner-forward Paul Cahillane had a 13 metre free to level the game but surprisingly skewed his left footed kick high and wide and 'Boden escaped with a one-point win.

It's the 20th time a Dublin club has won the Leinster title and 'Boden's win means the trophy will remain in the capital for a fourth successive season following previous wins for St Vincent's and Ballymun Kickhams.

Aside from Waters' heroics, there were crucial goals from Andrew Kerin, who top scored with 1-02, and Dublin midfielder Michael Darragh Macauley.

Ballyboden also took a one-point lead into the half-time interval though it was a keenly contested opening half and both sides led at different stages.

The Firhouse Road men were in the ascendancy for the most part, thanks mainly to a bright start which saw them rack up 1-03 in the opening 10 minutes.

Kerin helped himself to 1-01 of that tally with his sixth minute goal slightly fortuitous after a scuffed close range strike though hugely significant.

Portlaoise recovered impressively this time and were back on level terms at 0-06 to 1-03 by the 22nd minute.

They kicked a succession of fine scores with veteran and former Laois player Brian 'Bruno' McCormack responsible for two beauties.

A goal for The Town in the 30th minute nudged them into a lead they fully deserved.

Brian Smyth launched a high ball in and a fisted effort from Cahillane, pictured above, somehow squeezed through to the 'Boden net beyond former All Star star goalkeeper Paul Durcan.

But Portlaoise's two-point advantage was wiped out within moments as 'Boden instantly responded with the score of the game, a Macauley goal.

Sam Moloney raced through the middle and fed Darren O'Reilly whose clever hand pass to the right of goals picked out the 2013 Footballer of the Year for a low finish.

Ballyboden stretched their 2-4 to 1-6 half-time lead with a third converted Keaney free after the restart and looked to be in a good position.

Portlaoise, typically, fought back again and three points in-a-row from them swung the lead back in their direction for a second time. The overall standard wasn't as high as earlier but the closeness of the encounter lent for a tense contest.

Portlaoise were two points clear after 45 minutes though, unsurprisingly, they were back level three more times in a tit-for-tat run in.

McCormack almost won it for Portlaoise with a 50th minute goal chance but his expert left footed shot was tipped onto the post by Durcan.

And how Portlaoise fans rued that save as 'Boden struck at the death for a famous win.

Ballyboden St Enda's: P Durcan; B Dwane, S Clayton, S Hiney; S O'Connor, D Nelson, R McDaid; MD Macauley (1-00), D O'Mahony; D Davey, D O'Reilly, C Basquel (0-01); C Keaney (0-04, 0-04f), S Moloney (0-01), A Kerin (1-02).

Subs: S Gibbons for Davey, A Waters (0-01) for O'Reilly, S Durkin for O'Connor, D McCabe for O'Mahony.

Portlaoise: G Brody; D Seale, C Healy (0-01), J Delaney; E Whelan (0-01), K Lillis, B Mulligan; D Cullen, C Boyle; G Dillon, B Smyth (0-02), B Glynn (0-01); B McCormack (0-02), P Cahillane (1-02, 0-02f), C Rogers (0-02, 0-01f).

Subs: C Dunphy for Cullen, C Finn for Whelan (Blood), R Maher for Dillon.

Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)