Cray Wanderers 1-0 Ashford Town (Middx) (From News Shopper)

Cray Wanderers 1-0 Ashford Town (Middx)

5:48am Sunday 21st March 2010 in

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Rob Quinn's second half goal won it for Cray, who did it the hard way after missing some good early chances.

In the very first minute, a George Porter cross was begging to be put into the net, but Ashford twice cleared away shots at point-blank range.

Ashford 'keeper Craig Ross rescued his team again with a 3rd minute save from Tommy Tyne.

Tyne shot over the bar from a well-worked Cray move, and then following a handball by Paul Johnson to block Porter's shot, a curling free-kick from Jack Clark sailed narrowly wide.

Ashford's best attacking moves mostly depended upon the left-side threat of Jermaine McGlashen, but Tony Kessell held the winger's shot from a tight angle in the 32nd minute.

A corner-kick for the Wands produced another scramble in the Ashford goalmouth, with Ross eventually grabbing the ball.

The suet pudding of a pitch made it a hard slog for both sides, but the tempo remained fast after the interval.

McGlashen ended a good run past two Cray defenders with a weak shot in the 57th minute, and then came a near miss from Lewis Wood when Cray found an opening in the 61st minute.

Cray switched Clark to the right wing and it proved to be the matchwinning move after 67 minutes when the youngster's cross was nodded home by the unmarked Quinn.

Ashford's pressure in the closing stages saw them pile in plenty of crosses, but a Cray defence strongly marshalled by skipper Mark Willy held firm.

The Wands move up one place to 16th, three above the drop zone, and travel next Saturday (3pm) to Billericay Town who are just below them in 18th place.

Cray: Kessell, Day, Luckett, Quinn, Willy, Guest, Porter, Tyne (Boateng 74), L Wood, Bremner, Clark. Subs not used: Aris, Folloni, Charles, Jenkins.