Despite the bad weather at the EDMSL cup finals last Sunday the football was of the highest order.

There was joy and there were tears at Wide Lane, as dreams came true and hearts were broken.

A sea of umbrellas welcomed the teams in the Team Elite Cup finals as the rain fell. But nothing could dampen the football.

Sportstars Blue won the under-eight final, goals from Keir Squires and Callum Hewitt seeing off ISZ Red 2-0.

In the under-nine final, Testwood Dragoons beat Hythe Bulldogs 4-2 in a cracker of a game while the under-ten clash of the Rovers saw Granley beat St Francis 1-0.

As the teams arrived for the Jim Pearson Cup finals the drizzle eased - but the pressure heightened.

The under-ten final saw St Francis Hotshots complete a memorable League and Cup double with their 2-0 win over Pace Pumas.

In a carbon copy of last season's final, the under-nine Jim Pearson Cup was won 1-0 by Baddesley Park Knights against the same opponents, Winsor United Red, as the Knights picked up their second consecutive League and Cup double.

Finally, the under-eight final was settled in acrimonious circumstances as a controversial decision gave Oakwood Terriers the only goal in the game, and the win, against the previously unbeaten Pace Panthers.