PERSISTENCE finally paid off for a football team who won a charity football tournament at the 14th time of asking over the weekend.

The Huwey Lew six-a-side football tournament at Kilgetty Sports Club was keenly competed again and at the end it is Bayerneverlosen’s name that will be engraved on the trophy.

The team has been taking part in the tournament for the last 14 years.

They used to be the youngest team but are now probably the oldest.

They have lost in four finals previously, but it was finally their day on Sunday when they beat 23 other teams to the title.

Bayerneverlosen beat Saka Potatoes in a penalty shoot-out after the final ended 0-0.

There was little to choose between the two teams after their group stage encounter also finished goalless.

One of the players Sam Ormond said: “It’s a fantastic tournament that raises money for many great causes and we hope it continues to thrive for many years to come.

“Thank you to all of the organisers who take the time to put on the great event.

“With four losses in the final previously, it has been a painful road to get to this point.

“The win genuinely means a great deal to us all, never give up on your dreams!”

The tournament is held in memory of Huw Lewis and raises funds for local charities and CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).

Huw, a former Kilgetty cricketer and footballer, died prematurely of hypertrophic cardio myopathy at the age of 32 whilst working in the Middle East in 2002.

During the '90s he had been a member of the Kilgetty cricket team which won the Harrison-Allen Bowl and a member of the Kilgetty football team which won the second Division Cup.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a form of cardiac condition that causes sudden death syndrome.

SDS, the result of heart abnormalities, kills eight young people a week in the UK, most of them seemingly fit and many actively involved in sport.