By Joe Brigly
HAYES & YEADING 2
AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS 1
GOALS from Lewis Toomey and Lee Barney ensured Hayes & Yeading United safe passage.
Toomey’s first-half header gave the home side a 1-0 advantage going into the break, before he nearly doubled his and his team’s lead after the restart, but his shot came back off the bar.
Joel Gyasi came within inches of levelling but hit the woodwork.
Barney hit the decisive blow two minutes from time with a shot to make it 2-0, while Ben Farrell’s injury-time penalty was only a consolation.
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