Aylesbury travelled up the M40 still in search of their first win since August, and owing to very poor starts to each half, and a failure to convert their chances, they returned home still looking for that elusive victory.
United boss Jon Franklin made two changes to the team which had come undone to draw against Evesham, Liam Smyth replacing Gary Schillachi (unavailable due to a family bereavement), and Kevin Mealor made his long awaited debut at left-back, with Mead moving into midfield.
The game could hardly have started any worse for the Ducks. Three minutes in a left-wing cross was headed goalwards by Richard Munday. There seemed little danger as Tom Vincent made the catch, but he allowed the ball to squirm free of his grasp and over the line. 1-0 Solihull
Two minutes later a rising drive from 25-yards was heading for the top corner, but this time Vincent got his body behind the effort to easily keep it out.
With the first ten minutes behind them, Aylesbury finally started to play, and when they got the ball down on the excellent Damson Park surface questions were asked of the home side.
Some good pressure lead to the ball being well crossed in by Smyth, and from the ensuing melee Mead arrived to shoot across goal. The ball was cleared only as far as Richard Pringle, but his effort was blocked on the line and goalkeeper Tony Breedon was on hand to smother the ball before Gutzmore could reach it.
The match was an entertaining one, and a good advert for a Midlands Division rarity of two teams who looked to pass the ball about instead of hoofing forward at every opportunity.
Boro went close again when wide-man Steve Ruck was played through, his well hit early shot had Vincent beaten, but struck the outside of the post.
United then deservedly got themselves back on level terms. A ball over the top was run onto by the tireless Gutzmore, who played inside to Perna who was unceremoniously felled in the area by the desperate challenge of Nick Mole. Gutzmore calmly rolled in the penalty. 1-1
The best move of the game came midway through the first period. Pringle held the ball up before spreading it wide to Mead, who played a neat one-two with Melisi before whipping in a telling cross, which forced a corner.
From the corner Pringle headed the ball on to Gutzmore, whose effort appeared to be set to drop in off the far post, had it not been for a Solihull defender who headed away from under the crossbar.
Half-time: Solihull 1-1 Aylesbury
Aylesbury should have taken heart from their end to the first half, and should have emerged full of confidence for the second period. Instead, they came out ragged, disorganised, and apparently rattled, as passes immediately started going astray and all the good work of the previous twenty minutes was gone.
Vincent had to punch clear a near-post corner just a minute into the half, before Ruck did well to win the ball on the left, squared for man-mountain Rory May who wasted the chance by firing well over with Vincent vacant.
The best Aylesbury had to show in the opening spell of the second half was a corner, well won by the busy Melisi, which came to nothing. Ruck then had a shot easily held at the other end.
Solihull then re-established their advantage. Powerhouse forward May used his strength to outmuscle Kyle Kilmartin and burst into the box, before finishing with aplomb on his left foot. 2-1 Solihull
Further strife came United's way ten minutes later when Brett Court was stretchered off, having tangled with an opponent when making a challenge. Roni Joe was the replacement, with a reshuffle in positions required.
Again, Aylesbury managed to regroup well following the setback of conceding a goal. Joe had a positive effect on the game following his introduction, and he played in Nando Perna who beat his man before shooting across goal, where his effort was cleared away at the far post.
A minute later they went close again; Pringle did well to pressure goalkeeper Breedon, who spilled the ball to Gutzmore. Breedon recovered well though, and got down to block the Aylesbury striker's shot.
The best chance of the match fell to Leon Gutzmore, with twelve minutes remaining. Smyth did brilliantly to beat his man, and lift an exquisite pass into the area for Gutzmore, who when faced only with Breedon only managed to lift his delicate effort well over the bar.
Some further pressure saw United put in a couple of decent crosses from both flanks, finally culminating in Matt Butler trying his luck from outside the area, but missing the target.
The miss by Gutzmore was to be the killer blow, as after the Ducks made two substitutions their rhythm seemed to evaporate, and it was Solihull who ended the match on top.
May, who had been a danger throughout the game, went close again when he turned smartly in the area and drew a save out of Vincent. The Aylesbury stopper did well to recover and make a second save from the same player.
In the 83rd minute the home side scored a somewhat flattering third, as a gaping hole in the centre of the Aylesbury team was exploited. The ball was swept quickly forward by Rowe into the path of May, who made no mistake in lifting the ball over the onrushing Vincent and into the net. 3-1 Solihull
There was chance for a consolation from Aylesbury, as substitute Enzo Silvestri found himself with the ball at his feet after confusion in the Solihull ranks, but his shot hit the side netting.
Full-time quickly followed; another defeat for the Ducks, and a serious looking injury to a key player meant for another afternoon to forget.
