National League South

Hemel get on their bike to down Stones

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 January 2026

MAIDSTONE UNITED 0 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD T 1
By Ruth Pettifer

MILLAR MATTHEWS-Lewis’ fine bicycle kick condemned Maidstone to a first league defeat in six matches.
The Stones started brightly. On two minutes, Riley Court picked out Muhammadu Faal, whose rising effort was expertly turned behind by Michael Johnson.
Court soon had another free-kick, which he curled just over as the game became scrappy.
Three minutes before the break, Antony Papadopoulos played a delightful ball into Court who went for goal and, again, Johnson made a decent block.
It was the visitors who took the lea...

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