Thirty minutes into this exhilarating Second Division Cup tie and with Kilgetty trailing by a goal to nil, Andrew Prout scored what may prove to be the goal of his life.
He picked the ball up inside his own half and with his sweet left foot he ghosted past his immediate opponent, to go racing down the left touchline.
He then deceived the rash challenge of his next midfielder by rolling his foot over the ball, as if to pass inside, and glided past on the outside, in one smooth motion.
A neat one-two with Tommy 'The Tool' James brought him to the edge of the box and he was still gliding at pace.
His team-mates screamed for the ball in the box; the crowd shouted for him to shoot and the 'keeper advanced with great speed, only to see the ball fly past and nestle into the back of a welcoming net, the result of a sublime strike, which rounded off a move of Ryan Giggs proportions.
As John Gregory once said, "There is something terribly sexy about a left-footed player," and this goal symbolised everything that is 'sexy' with cup football.
This is because the lure of the cup, with its sudden death finality, will always produce great drama and moments of magic if the conditions are right.
Although the said conditions were far from ideal on a firm yet blustery Clarbeston Road pitch, they did conspire to level the playing field and serve up a veritable treat of a cup match as two committed teams battled against each other, as well as the elements. The drama and the magic duly followed.
With the wind gradually building up to near gale force proportions during the match, and initially into the faces of a resolute home team who set out their stall to compete and, hopefully, avenge two comfortable defeats at the hands of Kilgetty earlier in the season.
Kilgetty, on the other hand, were slow to come out of the starting blocks, but ironically they had the first clear-cut opportunity.
On the stroke of five minutes, Anthony Bevan found himself clean through on goal, with a bobbling ball racing away from him.
He managed to get in an early shot, but couldn't quite control it as the wind interfered and sent it spiralling past the upright and out for a goal kick, to give an indication of the difficulties that were to follow.
The remainder of the half was a fairly even affair, with Kilgetty having the greater possession and Clarbeston Road playing the conditions much better by keeping the ball down and scrapping much harder.
It was this latter quality that lead to both of their first-half goals either side of Prout's solo effort, that gave them a two-one lead at the interval.
The first was from a well-worked long throw on the right, where the ball was flicked on and the home forwards were quicker to react and they bundled the ball over the line.
The second, again from the right, but this time a teasing cross, was palmed away by 'Sludger' Phillips in between the sticks for the villagers.
Again the home team were quicker to react and the resulting shot went through a body of five players, nutmegging two, and it eventually crawled over the line.
Fortunate some may say, well guided others, but deserved nonetheless, and they had a lead and the wind in their favour for the second period.
However, as the sides swapped ends, so the tables turned and this time a rejuvenated Kilgetty found their feet and desire to win and before long they had clawed their way back into the game.
'Stroller' Mansbridge and 'Lovechild' Scale were their indomitable selves and they frequently found willing runners in 'Trojan' Jones, 'Eggs' Thorne and Anthony Bevan, and it seemed appropriate that the equaliser came from a Jones cross, whipped in from the right, that raced across the box.
'Eggs' Thorne, who has unlimited energy, managed to get on the end of it and he did well to control the bouncing ball and guide it into the roof of the net.
'Free range Eggs scrambles to poach equaliser', the headline may have read, but for Prout's touch of genius and what was to follow.
Minutes later, on another Kilgetty surge, the ball ricocheted around the box like pool balls being scattered on a break, until 'Lovechild' Scale restored an element of decorum by bringing it under control and rifling the ball into the higher reaches of the net.
There then followed a frantic 20 minutes as Clarbeston Road threw everything they had at a determined Kilgetty back-line, which opened the game up further and produced a string of fine saves from both 'keepers who were in great form.
The most memorable came from a fantastic curling strike from the home side's number seven, who covered every blade of the pitch and was outstanding throughout.
However, Sludger was up to the task as he flung his portly frame to his left, with the grace of a young gazelle, and tipped the ball over the bar to gasps of astonishment from the wind-hardy crowd.
With that save, Kilgetty seemed to sense that luck was on their side and they just held on to advance to a quarter-final tie away to Solva, which will have fingernails bitten down to knuckles if it is as exciting as this game just gone.
But as is usually the case with the cup, drama and excitement, plus a touch of magic, this time courtesy of Prout, are synonymous with these occasions.
Kilgetty fielded: C. Phillips, B. Bevan, J. Bessant, A. Prout, 'Period' Griffiths, P. Jones, P. Mansbridge, M. Scale, T. James, A. Bevan, A. Thorne. Subs - C. Stone, Scaffold 2000.
Hursty's comment: "If Shakespeare had been a footballer, he would have been reincarnated into Andrew Prout's body today."
THE BARD
KILGETTY SECONDS 0
CLARBESTON ROAD SECONDS 0
On this cold but dry afternoon, Kilgetty looked to avenge their shock defeat at the hands of Clarbeston Road earlier in the season.
Kilgetty started brightly and soon had Clarby under pressure. Chris Frearson beat the offside trap to latch on to a through ball and as he approached the box he unleashed a fierce shot which the 'keeper did well to block. Frearson was first to the rebound and agonisingly watched as his shot went just wide of the post.
Kilgetty continued to press, with Rossiter, Simms and Williams testing the 'keeper.
Clarby occasionally broke into the Kilgetty half, with Walwyn, in the Kilgetty goal, tested on the odd occasion from 20 yards, but the Kilgetty back four of Pebbles, Dave's up, Gaffer and Davies continued to dominate.
As the half drew to a close, Rossiter rode a challenge well as he confidently strode down the left wing and on towards goal where a neat left-foot chip appeared to be heading for the net. As the roars went up from the Kilgetty supporters, however, the Clarby 'keeper, who was having a great game, leapt like a kangaroo on hot coals to pluck the ball out of the air and bring his side in 0-0 at the break.
The second-half saw Kilgetty continue to dominate, but they could still not find the net.
Prince and Morgan continued with their surging runs down the flanks, teasing the Clarby defence as they bombarded the box with crosses, but no matter how hard Kilgetty tried, they just could not find a way past the 'keeper.
Kilgetty then brought on Frost and Wright, who made an instant impact. Wright, picking up the ball in midfield with his lightning pace and fancy footwork, drove his shot past the 'keeper, only to be denied by the underside of the bar.
Kilgetty then won a free-kick just outside the Clarby area. Rossiter clipped the ball towards the far post, where Dennis, losing his marker, headed just wide.
Just after, the 'keeper pulled off another great save from Marklew, whose first time strike from 25 yards was destined for the top corner.
It was not to be Kilgetty's day, with Clarby pulling out all the stops for a share of the spoils.
Kilgetty fielded: Walwyn, Lewis, Gwyther, Marklew, Davies, Prince, Simms, Williams, Morgan, Frearson, Rossiter, Frost, Wright, Dennis.
KILGETTY U10s 3
CAREW U10s 2
A revitalised Carew side caused Kilgetty some problems, as their never-say-die attitude nearly gained them a draw.
Kilgetty had the upper hand in the early exchanges and took the lead when a Baker, Cope one-two saw Baker drive the ball home from close range.
Kilgetty's midfield of Proctor, Dick and Gray went about the field continually working hard to maintain Kilgetty's upper hand. Their hard work paid off when Cope extended their lead to 2-0 by half-time.
Carew came out with renewed confidence in the second-half and played some neat football. This time it was Kilgetty's defence of Evans, Smith and Howells under pressure.
Carew got a fortunate break as Wall's clearance was bravely charged down by the Carew striker who was able to turn the ball into the Kilgetty net.
Kilgetty, with a new sense of urgency, pushed forward and a fine shot from Proctor took a little deflection to beat the Carew 'keeper who was having an outstanding game, previously pulling off a string of fine saves to keep his side in the match.
Kilgetty shuffled their team around and brought on J. Proctor and C. Millward, and both boys were straight into the thick of the action.
Carew knuckled down again, and were rewarded with a fine goal.
As time was running out, Wall had to pull off the save of the match to give Kilgetty a hard-earned victory.
Kilgetty fielded: Wall, Evans, Smith, Howells, Gray, Dick, C. Proctor, Cope, Baker, Millward, J. Proctor.
ST. CLEARS U13s 2 KILGETTY U13s 5
On Saturday, the Under 13s, sponsored by Dils Services Ltd., travelled up to St. Clears looking for another three points (writes Rob Colley).
Kilgetty started off well, playing some exciting football, with Robert Whitfield and Jack Bevan applying all the pressure and producing some early chances for strikers Nathan Proctor, Dan and Rob Colley.
After 10 minutes, Kilgetty went one up after a first class pass from Paul Brookes found Dan Colley with space inside the St. Clears box; he chipped the ball and Rob Colley volleyed a shot into the back of the net.
St. Clears were a strong side and tested 'keeper Jake Clarke on many occasions, his most notable effort being a flying save from a close range shot.
The back line lightened his load with good clearing work from Paul Hodge, Geraint Thomas and Adam Morgan.
The second goal came from a brilliant through ball from Edward Merriman to Dan Colley. He took it round the 'keeper and tapped it into the net.
Both teams kept the pressure on each defence, but the score remained 2-0 at half-time.
There was plenty of action in the second half. Rob Whitfield came close and Jack Bevan hit the cross bar, Adam Morgan created a lot of chances from the back and Paul Hodge was having a good game running the ball from defence.
The third goal was a classic after interplay between Thomas and Brookes. Brookes' cross into the box found the head of Dan Colley who angled his header past the 'keeper.
Colley got on the end of another two Jack Bevan passes for the visitors to go five-up.
St. Clears never let their heads go down and came back to score two good goals in the final quarter.
There were a few goalmouth scrambles at both ends, and Clarke Williams was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet just before the whistle blew for full-time. In all, a good game from both teams.
Kilgetty fielded: Jack Clarke, Adam Morgan, Paul Hodge, Geraint Thomas, Robert Whitfield, Jack Bevan (capt), Paul Brookes, Edward Merriman, Nathan Proctor, Rob Colley, Dan Colley and Clarke Williams.