FA Cup

Stones love Shaq as the Beavers suffer late on

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 September 2024

By Ruth Pettifer

MAIDSTONE UTD 2 HAMPTON & RB 1
A LATE winner from Shaq Couthirst deep in stoppage time gave Maidstone United a first home win of the season in dramatic circumstances.
With 12 minutes gone Matt Bentley nipped in to win the ball deep in the Hampton half. He slipped the ball to Aaron Blair, whose shot crashed off the crossbar and from the rebound, Harry Lodovica could only guide his effort straight into Ted Curd’s hands.
Bunmi Babajide then lifted a pass to Mauro Vilhete, whose rising, curling effort was heading in until Alexis Andre Jr intervened with a fin...

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