Hungerford Tn 3, Ardley Utd 0 A disapppointing first half in which Ardley conceded two goals in the first 20 minutes condemned them to defeat in their first qualifying round tie.
Smith opened the scoring for Hungerford after five minutes, and Edney doubled the lead 15 minutes later.
Ardley's best chance fell to Chris Hill, but he headed over.
The visitors pressed forward in the second half and had a great chance to get back into the game when Dave Mason headed against a post.
Tom Foley had a shot blocked for Ardley, but their fate was sealed when Ward fired a low shot into the corner of the net in the 88th minute.
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