Ezekiel Coker’s penalty, five minutes before half-time, was enough as Hanwell Town booked their place in the third round of the Middlesex Senior Cup at the expense of Enfield Town.
The Geordies were made to work by their National League South opponents with Sam Beasant making some fine saves but, overall, ended the game in complete control.
Chris Moore shuffled his pack, giving the likes of Alfie Pendlebury and Jordan Edwards a rest, bringing in Coker and Rod Orlando-Young to start, while Ryan Case returned to the side after his injury against Glebe.
The Geordies were slow out of the traps and Enfield could have been 2-0 up inside the first 10 minutes. Beasant made a superb save to tip Sam Youngs’ header onto the bar and the Hanwell stopper also denied Tarrelle Whittaker as the visitors had the better of the opening exchanges.
The Geordies needed time to get into the game and, midway through the first half, Harry Seabrook played through Orlando-Young. His shot was well saved by James Hillson and Michael Adu put his body on the line to deny English.
With five minutes to go before the break, Hanwell were given a golden opportunity to open the scoring as Harry Seabrook was shoved in the back from a long through in the penalty area, giving the referee no option but to point to the spot.
Coker stepped up and his effort was too powerful for Hillson and found the bottom left hand corner to put the Geordies in front.
The goal gave Hanwell a much needed boost and they exhibited confidence on the ball as they played at their pace to frustrate Enfield both before and after the break. Beasant was called into action 10 minutes into the second half to deny Whittaker with a fine stop.
The Geordies started to show their class and played the ball around nicely, creating chances but just lacking the finishing touch in their game. Nathanael Boakye had a glorious opportunity to put the game to bed with 15 minutes remaining when clean through on goal but dragged his shot wide.
The Towners were dangerous on the break though and Dylan Adjey-Hersey drew another fabulous save from Beasant as his top-corner bound effort was turned behind for a corner by the Geordies skipper with 10 minutes remaining.
Hanwell, though, were not to be denied victory and confidently saw out the remaining time in the contest to reach the next round and the Geordies are now the highest ranked side left in the competition.
Hanwell: Beasant, Sutton, Woodcock, Case (Regis 73), Duncan, Seabrook, Carr, Boakye, Orlando-Young, English, Coker (Pendlebury 80).
Subs Not Used: Benyon, Mackenzie, Edwards.
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