The wind whipped its blustery way on a diagonal course across the Solva football pitch, perched high up in the upper village. Driving in off the North Atlantic with a ferocity which threatened to push the hardy spectators across the field, it dictated the way in which the game should have been played. Consequently, it was the team which adapted best to the severe conditions that achieved passage to the next round.
Although they won by a 3-1 margin, this young energetic Solva team did not dominate the match. It was an anxious Kilgetty line-up that had the greater proportion of the game.
Playing down the slope and with the wind, they penned Solva in their own half for most of the first 45 minutes. In true Liverpool style, the Solva youngsters packed the centre of their defence and frustrated Kilgetty in most of their attacks.
The high ball down the centre was scrambled away time after time, with the only relief coming from the occasional breakaway when the quick Solva forwards gave the Kilgetty defence a warning of their intention.
In one such attack they forced Christian Phillips, in the Kilgetty goal, to effect a great reaction save.
Kilgetty's most effective attacks came when they pushed the ball wide, reached the bye-line, and whipped the ball across the goalmouth. All too often the wide midfield players, Paul Jones and Michael Scale, were drawn into the general melee in the centre of the field, making it easier for the Solva defence to close down the options.
A number of attempts, both shots and crosses, brought gasps of hope from the Kilgetty supporters who could not understand why Paul Jones's downward header in the six-yard box did not result in a goal.
Kilgetty faced the wind and the slope in the second half and must have expected to find themselves under constant pressure. Their midfield and forwards worked hard to keep control of the game and created more space for themselves by exploiting the width of this large pitch. Paul Jones's runs were more effective and Ollie Griffiths was a constant threat in the Solva half.
Young Adam Thorne found himself with more space and began to use his speed and passing ability to create openings.
Kilgetty, however, were unable to capitalise on their possession and succumbed to the sucker punch. In one of their breakaway moves, Solva earned a corner on their left-hand flank. The ball was driven into high wind to curve into the penalty box. Amidst a phalanx of defenders and attackers, Christian rose, only to flap at the ball which landed behind him and rolled into the net.
Kilgetty renewed their efforts, only to find themselves vulnerable to a quick Solva forward line who had the space to run into and always looked dangerous. As the last man Bobbie Bevan stepped up looking for an offside decision, this was not given and the Solva player running through from midfield gave them a two-goal lead, firing his shot low into the right-hand corner of the net.
Bobbie's subsequent vociferous argument with the referee resulted in the raising of the second yellow card for Kilgetty. Some say it was the voice of experience expressing itself.
Kilgetty responded with a goal of their own. Michael Scale worked himself some space on the left edge of the penalty box and gratefully accepted a diagonal ball from Adam Thorne to side-foot a low shot past the Solva 'keeper.
Solva had the final say, however, when they scored their final goal following Bobbie Bevan's ignominious dismissal from the field as the result of an alleged deliberate trip.
Young Tom Dennis replaced Andrew Prout and showed the club's developing strength. His impact on the right flank was evident in his sound defensive play and his long ranging runs and crosses. Tommy James replaced Anthony Bevan, but by this time Kilgetty's fate had already been sealed.