Saxons opened the scoring on 14 minutes after an attacking move involving C. Merison and player of the match Kemsley set up Mezza in front of goal for an easy slap in.

Ashford remained under pressure and responded with a number counter attacks throughout the first half. Saxons defence of Stevens, C. Deaves, Cornelius, Waters and summer debutant Cooper countered the Ashford attack. On form keeper Sutton denying Ashford shots on target.

Saxons capitalised on their lead on half time after a well worked attack involving Dyas, Osmond and Kemsley resulted in a penalty corner. C. Merison’s strike from the top of the circle, ricocheting off the keepers pads and the foot of a defender into the goal.

At half time Saxons looked comfortable at 2-0.

The second half saw Ashford press for a comeback goal. Their persistence almost paid off when the ball was bundled over the Saxons goal line, only for the eagle eyed umpire to spot foul play involving a two footed dribble from the Ashford forward.

The final whistle sounded and Saxons left the pitch satisfied with a three pointer and a clean sheet.

Saxons have now finished their group games with two wins, one loss and a draw. Giving them seven points in their group table and a plus one goal difference.

Although currently second in their group Saxons will need to wait for two weeks for the remaining group games to complete, before they are fully assured a quarter final playoff place on the 15th August and an opportunity to progress to the semi finals. However, this currently looks likely given the points positions in the remaining games in the other two groups.