DIV 1 SOUTH EAST
MERSTHAM 2 ASHFORD UNITED 0
By Chris Pullen

TWO pivotal first-half minutes effectively decided the outcome of this encounter.
In the 20th minute a high, late challenge by Ashford’s Will Duprey resulted in a straight red card.
And two moments later, Dean Gunner’s deflected shot bounced past a wrong-footed Mitchell Beeney to put the Moatsiders ahead.
Sometimes it’s hard to play against ten men and that certainly proved the case in the second half
Afterwards, Merstham seemed happy to sit deep and defend, allowing the visitors the lion’s s...