Last updated 19:44, Thursday, 31 July 2008

PERSEVERANCE has paid off for Allerdale Leisure U8 soccer team.

AT LAST: Allerdale Leisure's U7 and U7 players (back from left) Reece Wilkinson, Kieran Caruthers, Mathew Needham, Richard Winker, Oliver Dustin, Brooklyn Weir, Liam Bates, Joe Hetherington and Mitchell Tarbit, and (front from left) Luke Davidson, Ceiran Casson, Luke Ivison, Mathew Wilson, Matthew Frazer, Mike Winker and Ryan Byrne

After reaching three tournament finals without success, they’ve finally won one.

Last month they won a tournament at Ulverston, beating Black Combe Casuals 4-2 in the final.

The event also included an U7s’ competition and Allerdale Leisure U7s got as far as the semi-finals were they lost to the overall winners.

In the U8 event nine teams took part and were split into two groups.

Allerdale progressed into the semi-finals where they defeated Cleator Moor Celtic 3-0.

In the final they came up against Black Combe Casuals and won 4-2 with strikes from Oliver Dustin (2) and Matthew Wilson (2).

There were also nine teams in the U7 competition. Allerdale were runners-up in their group and lost in the semi-finals, 5-1 against Crown Newlaithes.