By Bob Quinn
■ HASTINGS United secured a place in the next round with a comfortable victory over local rivals Ashford United. Ashford began brightly and went close twice in the opening minutes.
First when Rhyle Ovenden drew a save from United’s Louis Rogers and then Thomas Fagg struck a 30-yarder just over the bar.
Kenny Pogue opened the scoring, following up after his initial shot had been saved.
The second half was eight minutes old when United’s Tom Chalmers took a boot to the head resulting in a penalty, confidently drilled home by James Hull.
Ashford’s ...