Senior Cup (quarter-final)

Narberth 5 Letterston 1

Barry Walters's Narberth team eased their way into the semi-finals of the Pembrokeshire Senior Cup with a comprehensive win over Letterston. A superb first half performance that netted four goals was enough to kill the game off against the visitors, although the red card given to Jason Jones for retaliation minutes before the half-time whistle marred the victory. Narberth opened the scoring after two minutes when Morgan Preece set up Jones who volleyed the ball powerfully into the back of the net. Raff Barnett grabbed the second after latching on to a half clearance by the Letterston defence following a corner, while minutes later, Dave Gillard displayed his silky skills when he danced around the 'keeper for a score that was similar to the one he scored against Hakin in the Senior Cup final a few years ago. Just before half-time, Jones nipped in following a defensive lapse to score the fourth, but was given his marching orders 60 seconds later for reacting angrily after being brought down. Being reduced to 10 men obviously affected the Bluebirds' concentration as they could only muster one further goal after the break. Gillard was the man to score with a splendid shot across the 'keeper. His goal came after Letterston had pulled one back through Darren Devonald. Narberth will play league leaders Monkton Swifts in the next round and Walters believes it's there for the taking: "We always have close games against Benno Jones's men and after losing narrowly against them twice already this season, I'm confident we can win. It will be tough, but if we play to our best, then we can do it."

Third Division Cup (semi-final)

Angle 5 Manorbier United 2

Unfortunately Manorbier had to restructure the shape of their team due to illness and injury for their most important match of the season, which was played at the neutral Pennar Robins ground. The first half started with both teams matching each other with half chances created. Manorbier drew first blood when Paul Maytum towered above the defence to head home a corner from six yards after just seven minutes. The lead was short lived as Angle replied with a breakaway goal from Lee Brockway to level the scores. Angle dominated the rest of the first half and should have increased their lead from the penalty spot but the shot did not trouble the Manorbier keeper Mike Brown. Angle continued to threaten and it was mainly due to the awareness of James Nicholas in defence but they were kept at bay. For Manorbier James Hall came to closest to scoring with a good run and shot that went just wide. In the second half Manorbier played some determined football for the first 20 minutes and took the lead when good work by Simon Bolton let James Hall collecting the ball and outstripping the defence to score a superb individual goal. Once again Angle replied quickly when Lee Brockway ran onto a through ball and tapped the ball into the corner of the goal. Angle stepped up the pace and finished off the game in the last 20 minutes with three goals from Phil Thompson who controlled the game with an excellent footballing display. For Manorbier Paul Maytum and James Hall battled well in attack but the team could not quite match the overall power and pace displayed by the Angle outfit. Naturally disappointed Manorbier will have to lift their spirits to try again next year to win some silverware.

Division One

Carew 2 Milford United 5

Carew were outplayed by the visitors in every department and Milford United deserved the three points for their win. The visitors opened the scoring after just three minutes when some slack marking in the Carew defence allowed an in swinging corner to be converted from close range by Mathew Charnley. Five minutes later Milford extended the lead through Joff Lennon. The visitors continued to dominate the game in midfield and created many opportunities with their pace and strength up front. On the half hour mark it was three nil as Paul Bullock missed a tackle in midfield and Neil Martin ran through on goal and channelled a shot home. At the interval manager Gerald Hicks brought on Tim Hicks up front and Neil Morgan in midfield in a tactical change and the moves started to pay dividends. Carew began to win more balls in midfield and a header by Tim Hicks after 55 minutes skimmed just over the top of the bar. Wayne Cannon also went close to scoring. United increased the lead when Mathew Charnley headed home from a corner kick. Carew struck back with a penalty taken by Wayne Cannon after he had been brought down in the box but Milford soon replied with goal number five after Paul Bullock again missed a tackle and allowed Joff Lennon to score. Substitute Richard Butler made his debut for Carew in the closing stages of the second half and capped a fine debut with a goal but it was far too late to save the day for Carew who have conceded 11 goals in two matches.

Tenby 4 Goodwick United 7

For the first 30 minutes play was fairly even and Tenby were looking good without creating scoring opportunities. A defensive error after 30 minutes allowed Kevin Bowen to nip in to open the scoring for the visitors but Tenby equalised eight minutes later after Mike Beynon, Scott Smith and Bobby Briers had each come close to scoring. There was a good build up to the Tenby goal before Mark James crossed the ball and Scott Smith was on hand to equalise from close range. Unfortunately for Tenby a penalty three minutes before the interval taken by Kevin Bowen put the visitors in front again and Bernie Armstrong increased the lead before halftime. In the second half Tenby started brightly and clawed a goal back with a header from Mike Beynon. Goodwick bounced back with a goal from James Dean and then Lewis Banks increased the lead to three goals before a header by Jim Thomas from a Mike Beynon cross reduced the deficit again. By this stage the Goodwick team were getting stronger and Steve Evans played the whistle to score the next goal for the visitors. Mike Beynon and Mike Lindsay had scoring chances for Tenby but a goal after 87 minutes by Ryan Thomas brought up the seventh for the visitors. Tenby had some consolation with their fourth goal scored by David Jones. Tenby were without players of the calibre of Anthony Griffiths, Ben Brookes, Jack Christopher and Phil Catlin and it was a disappointing performance although full marks to the Goodwick team who played some excellent football especially in the second half. For Tenby, Scott Smith on the right side of midfield did not put a foot wrong throughout the game and although Tenby conceded seven goals none of them was due to an error by keeper Christian Phillips.

Division Two

Kilgetty 0 St. Clears 0

Kilgetty's game against St. Clears was exciting for all the wrong reasons as three players were shown the red card. Other than that, the game was little to write home about as a spectacle. Few chances were forthcoming in either half and it was only during the last five minutes that things started to take shape. Anthony Bevan had a chance go wide for Kilgetty, while for St. Clears, Owen Phillips had his header cleared off the line. But that all came after three players saw red and took an early shower. First to go was Craig Weston for the visitors who was given his marching orders 10 minutes into the second half. He was dismissed for a mistimed tackle, which was a shame for him, as up until then he had performed well. The other two to be given their marching orders were Sam Thomas for the Saints and Richard Griffiths for the homesters. Griffiths went for pulling down Thomas in the box, who took umbrage and retaliated. Referee Keith McNiff was less than impressed and had no hesitation in pointing both players to the changing rooms. To add insult to injury for the visitors, Eddie Wiggins missed the resultant spot kick awarded for the infringement and St. Clears went home with one point as opposed to three.

Milford Athletic 2 Saundersfoot Sports 1

Tom Davies gave Sports an early lead after five minutes, when he ran on to a long ball from Paul Thomas and lobbed the Milford 'keeper. Athletic drew level through an inadvertent own goal by Russell Evans from a corner. Play continued to be fairly even during the second half, with both teams creating chances. However, the visitors grabbed the three points when Steve Parkes converted a penalty. For Saundersfoot, Rhys Davies, who has broken into the first team recently, had an excellent game on the right wing.

Solva 0 Pendine 1

Pendine produced one of their finest displays of the season as they came away from Solva with a hard- earned 1-0 victory. The result was even more pleasing as the visitors had to endure copious amounts of pressure from the home team and they were indebted to goalkeeper Adam Clapperton for keeping them in the game. He was quite magnificent all day, as he pulled off a series of unbelievable saves against a rampant side intent on scoring goals. Even Solva's players recognised his brilliance. They voted him man of the match after the game. The game remained goalless until five minutes from the end when Rob Waters took hold of the ball after a pass from his brother Lee and calmly slotted home. A strong wind made things difficult for both sides but Pendine's Justin Blewitt wasn't complaining saying: "It was by far our best performance of the season. The boys got stuck in and dealt with some serious pressure at times and, as for Clapperton, well, he was simply brilliant all day. He definitely kept us in the game."

Division Three

Lawrenny 2 Broad Haven 0

Lawrenny did not play very well during the first half-an-hour, but somehow they were creative at the same time! In fact, the home team were a goal up after two minutes when a good through ball from James Buckle put Steve Lewis in the clear and Lewis made the most of the opportunity to put Lawrenny in front. Lawrenny continued to create chances, without finding top gear, but after 30 minutes, the home team looked more composed and played some good football. In the second half, Lawrenny were well and truly in the driving seat. Midway through the half, James Buckle battled for and won the ball in midfield. Buckle fed Steve Lewis, who hit a first time ball to Kim Harland, and Harland finished crisply to extend the Lawrenny lead. In the last 15 minutes, Broad Haven came back into the game more and Lawrenny could have paid the penalty for not converting more chances into goals in the first half. Fortunately, young goalkeeper James Phillips was up to the challenge, and pulled off two great saves, one with his head, to keep a clean sheet. Apart from the performance of Phillips, Lawrenny had the upper hand in mid field through James Buckle and Mike Howe, whilst Stuart Prosser swept up cleanly at the back.

Reserve Division One

Carew 2 Narberth 2

A win eluded Narberth reserves against Carew, despite having innumerable chances to put the game beyond doubt. They dominated throughout and after Nigel Williams put them ahead with a well-taken score, things were looking rosy. But Carew fought back through a goal by Ollie Morgan that knocked the visitors' composure a bit, as Harry Allen, Jamie Bradfield and Adrian Howells can all testify. All three had several chances to score, but just couldn't find the back of the net. The score remained tied at 1-1 until after the break when Narberth finally took the lead again through a Nigel Davies header, but Carew fought back to equalise through Jamie Roberts. Nobody can deny that Narberth didn't deserve the win, but the gods were against them. This was highlighted with seconds to go in the match when it looked for all to see that Russell Knox was going to lose it for Carew with an own goal, but in the nick of time, up popped Carew 'keeper Matthew Phillips, who pulled off one of the most remarkable saves anyone is likely to see.

Milford United 6 Kilgetty 2

It's not that Kilgetty deserved to win this match; they just didn't deserve to lose by such a big margin. Sure they were up against it all afternoon, but if they had converted their chances, then a fairer result would have gone their way. At half-time they were only 2-1 down, with Adam Hughes scoring for the visitors. After the break, they lost their shape a little and conceded four more. Barry Ormond pulled one back to make it 3-2 at one stage, but even he couldn't stop the rot. However, he did have a couple of further chances later on, but they just evaded him. Credit must go to Mike Smith and Chris Fearson, though, who both performed well for Kilgetty, despite coming under huge pressure for the majority of the game.

Reserve Division Two

Hubberston 3 Lawrenny 0

Hubberston mastered the pitch better than the visitors and were two goals up at the interval. Lawrenny took longer to adjust and were unable to play their normal passing game. Hubberston soon took the upper hand and although Lawrenny defended well Hubberston took the lead with a penalty by Gareth Thomas in the bottom corner. Paul Edwards conceded the penalty with a tackle and he also conceded a free kick with another tackle, which resulted in Craig Adams extending the lead for the Hubberston team. In the second half Lawrenny played much better with excellent performances by makeshift goalkeeper Ian Jenkins and Owain Davies in midfield. A late goal by Gareth Thomas gave him his second strike of the match and the third goal on the afternoon for Hubberston.

Manorbier United 1 Solva 2

Denuded of players because of first team call-ups in the morning Manorbier just managed to get 11 players to start this game. Although Solva are four places higher in the league table Manorbier started well but were unable to get the ball into the back of the net. The visitors took the lead in the first half with their first scoring opportunity of the match, which was grasped eagerly by Ryan Thomas. With an injury to Owain Evans Manorbier had to play for 70 minutes with ten players each of whom raised their game with skipper Adi Atwell leading by example in midfield. In the second half the home team equalised with a classy strike by David Merriman. Manorbier continued to battle well and created several chances including a near miss by Richard Scott. However Solva came away with the points when Mathew Bennett scored with only ten minutes remaining. Stand in manager Merv Hughes thought that his team deserved a better result considering their effort but was man enough to accept defeat gracefully. For Manorbier Phil John and Ceri Worcester played well in midfield and Joe 'Calzagie' Reeve was calm in defence.

Pendine 1 Neyland 1

A draw was a fair result for Pendine's reserves, who must surely have one of the youngest sides in the league. The homesters went one up after 20 minutes when Gareth Kaye scored from a penalty and the score remained like that until the break. Thereafter, Pendine continued to push forward at every opportunity, but couldn't capitalise on their dominance. Neyland scored through Jeremy Charles when their backs were against the wall and came into it more during the second half and Pendine did well to hang on. Considering their inexperience at this level and a string of indifferent results, this was one to savour.

St. Clears 3 Fishguard Sports 3

Super-sub Steve Aston was one of the stars for St. Clears in this absorbing contest between two evenly matched teams. Coming on after the break, he played well down the left and provided the cross that led to the equalising goal with time running out. The visitors went a goal ahead early in the first half, but Dai Nicholas quickly addressed the balance with a good header from a corner. His goal appeared to spur the Sports on, though, as they added another two before the break. Enter Aston at half-time and the game quickly changed. Nicholas soon added another, but failed to net his hat-trick shortly after when his shot went wide, but Bancroft didn't fail when gifted the opportunity after Aston's mazy run and cross. His calm finish was enough to give his team a share of the spoils, much to the delight of his fellow players.

Saundersfoot Sports 1 Pembroke Boro 4

Both teams are in the lower reaches of the league tables, but the visitors went away with the points on this occasion. Boro made the most of scoring opportunities, with Peter Leach and Anton John picking up a brace of goals each. Saundersfoot only managed to find the back of the net once in reply, with a strike by Rhys Hunt.