An early goal in each half by Mark Simms (pictured) set Abingdon United on course for a valuable 2-1 victory that eased their worries at the lower end of the Division 1 South & West table.

The home side went ahead after five minutes when Anaclet Odhiambo got behind the defence and squared the ball for Simms to sweep it home.

Although Hanwell fired a shot inches wide soon after they found themselves pushed back with Abingdon creating numerous chances.

Odhiambo scuffed a shot with only the keeper to beat, and then from a Jemaine Ferreira cross, saw his close-range goalbound header cannon off a defender's head and fly wide.

Ten minutes before the break, Hanwell appeared to have worked an equaliser,.

A cross was pulled back from the bye-line, and Keith Rowlands came in to fire past keeper Simon Tricker, only to watch as James Organ threw himself across the goal to clear the ball off the line.

At the other end, Odhiambo shot wide from a good position.Minutes later Odhiambo got round the defence again and unleashed a shot but was off target Then Julian McCalmon was fed the ball after a slick five man move but his effort lacked direction and never threatened the goal.

Two minutes into the second half, Simms was on the scoresheet again.

Ferreira missed a good opportunity, but the ball was cleared straight to Simms outside the box, and he hit a screamer out of keeper Pratt's reach.

Odhiambo beat the keeper to a Simms cross and headed home, but was correctly adjudged to be offside.

On the hour, Hanwell survived two goalmouth scrambles following corners, while at the other end Tricker did well to save from Rowland.The visitors captain Mills fired a dangerous free kick through the defence but no striker could get a touch and the ball flew beyond everyone but also inches outside the post.Odhiambo was set up by Ferreira but fired weakly straight at the keeper and soon after Hanwell pulled a goal back on 79 minutes when a cross to the far post was fired home by substitute Osuba. Tricker got a hand to it, but could not stop it crossing the line.

The visitors rallied, but Abingdon absorbed the pressure well.

Late on, Abingdon's Ryan Curtin and Julian McCalmon (twice) went close.