Pendine's hopes of ending the season with some form of silverware were kicked into touch on Saturday as they lost in the semi-final of the second division cup.

The Gulls, playing on the neutral yet windswept and soggy Clarbeston Road pitch, lost 4-2 against favourites Monkton Swifts.

Losing any match is heartbreaking, but losing a semi-final is worse than any other because you are almost there, a slip away from a grand day out and win or lose at least you can enjoy the occasion as it may never come around again.

Yet in the semi-final you can almost see the finishing line, but if you fall at the final hurdle, it's all over for another year at least; no wonder Pendine manager Frank Roberts said the result was hard to take.

"I'm really gutted. The boys played really well and when the second went in I thought we could go on and win it.

"It was by far the best performance of the season. We played for the full 90 minutes and we were very unlucky not to get the result we wanted."

When Robbie Waters opened Pendine's account to give them an early lead, it looked for all to see that they would get the result they wanted, but an equaliser just before half-time put paid to any early celebrations.

A spectacular overhead kick by Stephen Thomas gave Pendine the lead once more, but two late goals by Monkton sealed the Gulls' fate.

In league action, Kilgetty suffered yet another negative result as they went down 2-0 at Solva, although early signs in the game suggested they could have picked up at least a share of the spoils.

The home side went into the break just a goal to the good and with Kilgetty matching them man for man and with 16-year-old Sam Franklin producing some heroic saves in goal, the signs were there for the visitors to come away with a rare point to show for their efforts.

The home side were in a less than generous mood, however, and scored twice in the second to dent Kilgetty's spirits, but manager Norman James was delighted with the way they played.

"For the first 25 minutes we were excellent and deserved something from the game for that reason, but we didn't create much really and that told in the end."

Narberth and Tenby's first teams didn't play due to the weather.

Carew's magnificent form of late continued as they secured a 3-2 home win against Lamphey. A dreary first half resulted in the score being tied at 0-0 come the break, but a goal against the run of play for Lamphey kick-started proceedings in front of a sizeable crowd.

Haydn Shapcott equalised for the home side from the penalty spot, before being sent off for handling the ball on the line, from which Lamphey took the lead once more.

An heroic performance ensued from Carew as Nielson Cole knocked in a Jake Davies cross before Adam Hughes won the game with a neat finish in to the top corner.

Manager Barry Evans was impressed.

"It was one hell of a game. They're a good side and we had to dig deep to get a result and we just deserved it in the end."

St. Clears remain rooted to the foot of the division two table following a 2-0 loss at top-placed Milford United, yet manager Charlie Smith believes his team can notch a few wins before the end of the season as there has been a marked improvement in performances.

A gutsy and at times skilful display against the league leaders, especially in the second half, encouraged Smith and he hopes they can get some much needed points against lesser opposition.

"It was a disappointing result, but an excellent performance, and I can't fault the boys really. We didn't create enough chances really, which has been the story of our season, yet we matched the best team in our division for good parts of this game.

"We've got a run of games against mid-table teams coming up, so hopefully we will be able to pick up some points and if we play like this, then there is no reason why we can't."

A Joe Kidney brace couldn't prevent Lawrenny from going down 3-2 at home to Broad Haven, while Manorbier United lost 4-1 at home to West Dragons.

Narberth seconds played away at Merlins Bridge and produced a magical second half performance to win 7-3.

A goal apiece by Morgan Preece and Tony Evans helped the Bluebirds go into the break at 2-2, yet a less than impressive display meant that manager Adrian Howells read the riot act at half-time.

It obviously worked, as not only did Morgan Preece complete a hat-trick, but Tony Evans added another to his tally, before Marc O'Sullivan and Jordan Williams completed the rout.

"If it wasn't for Geraint Nicholas, we would have conceded around six goals in the first half. He produced some outstanding saves to keep us in it," said Howells.

"We bucked our ideas up in the second half and could have scored a lot more goals. We annihilated them really."

Kilgetty seconds, Tenby seconds and St. Clears' seconds both fell foul of the weather, meaning more mid-week misery for them once the nights draw out again.

Finally, Lawrenny seconds earned a narrow win away at Haverfordwest Cricket Club's reserves as they ended victorious 1-0 thanks to an own goal by the home side.