The Sunset Homes Invitational Football Tournament held on the weekend of May 7 - 8, 2005 was a great success. An active audience cheered and sighed as the teams battled to get the upperhand. Bath United of Nevis won the Championship, with Anguilla's Spartans International capturing 2nd place, followed by BVI's Valencia United and the Roaring Lions of Anguilla.

Here is Bath United versus Roaring Lions

The fifty plus children (ages 5 - 13 years old) who attend the Sunset Homes -Roaring Lions Youth Training Program were enthused as they participated in various aspects of the tournament. They lined up and processed in the Opening Ceremony in full uniform and took turns in being ball boys and ball girls during the tournament. The children also played their own impromptu football games at the edge of the field, with just as competitive a spirit and a bit more frolic, than their senior football colleagues. This exposure has gone a long way in creating awareness among the children about the playing and officiating of regional football tournaments.

Here are children helping with the ceremonies:

Kind sponsorship for this event is provided by Sunset Homes, Greig's Trucking, Little Harbour Estates and Windrift Villas. Click "Read complete story" for full results and more pictures:

Here are the Spartans versus Bath United:

Sunset Homes Tournament: Results

FIRST PLACE: OVERALL WINNERS. BATH UNITED (NEVIS)

Here is a shot of the winners celebrating:

SECOND PLACE SPARTANS INTERNATIONAL (ANGUILLA)

THIRD PLACE: VALENCIA UNITED (BVI)

FOURTH PLACE: ROARING LIONS (ANGUILLA)

MVP: SPARTANS INTERNATIONAL. KAPEL DASENT

MVP: VALENCIA UNITED. MICHEAL HAYNES

MVP: ROARING LIONS. TYRONE "SUNKOUS" BENJAMIN

MVP: BATH UNITED. VALJ HENDRICKSON

BEST GOALKEEPER OVERALL. LESROY CLARKE - BATH UNITED

BEST DEFENDER OVERALL. KEVIN HAWLEY - SPARTANS INTERNATIONAL

BEST MIDFIELDER OVERALL. KAPEL DASSENT SPARTANS INTERNATIONAL

BEST STRIKER OVERALL. VALJ HENDRICKSON - BATH UNITED

MVP: OVERALL. VALJ HENDRICKSON - BATH UNITED

Here is major sponsor Greig Hughes of Geig’s Trucking, with tournament organizer Janine Edwards of Sunset Homes, and Minister of Sports Evans Rogers.