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Maidstone United's Sam Corne (right) also scored in their FA Cup second-round win against Barrow to help send them through to the third-round stage for the first timeSixth-tier Maidstone United pulled off a shock to knock League One side Stevenage out of the FA Cup to reach the fourth round for the first time in their history.
Sam Corne sent Maidstone ahead from the spot late in the first half after Louis Thompson brought down Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong.
Stevenage should have levelled after the break when Jamie Reid hit the bar, with Kane Hemmings hitting the post on the rebound.
The visitors pressured but could not find an equaliser as Corne's penalty wrapped up a stunning win for George Elokobi's side.
Maidstone came into the match fourth in the National League South table, 10 points behind leaders Yeovil Town, but had pulled off another league scalp as they beat Barrow in the second round.
Their victory against Stevenage means they reach the fourth round for the first time since their reformation in 1992, thanks to an inspired performance against the League One promotion chasers.
Corne had earlier linked up with Lamar Reynolds, who headed straight at visiting keeper Taye Ashby-Hammond, before the pair combined on the half-hour mark with Reynolds scuffing another effort.
Such was Corne's threat that he almost doubled his, and the home side's, tally just after the break when Carl Piergianni was forced to clear his effort off the line.
Stevenage hit back soon after, however, as Piergianni had an effort of his own cleared off the line when he got his head on to Ben Thompson's corner.
Hemmings led Stevenage's second-half revival and he was denied an equaliser by a fine save from Stones keeper Lucas Covolan, with Reid and Hemmings both hitting the woodwork.
Steve Evans' side did not see their late dominance rewarded however, with former Wolves defender Elokobi masterminding an impressive defensive effort to keep Stevenage out and seal their place in Monday's draw.
Line-ups
Maidstone United
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Covolan Cauagnari
- 2Hoyte
- 5Fowler
- 15BoneBooked at 63mins
- 4Greenidge
- 14Kyprianou
- 7Berkeley-AgyepongSubstituted forAppiahat 48'minutes
- 16SoleSubstituted forEzennolimat 67'minutes
- 8Corne
- 10Reynolds
- 9Wanjau-SmithSubstituted forBrownat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Ezennolim
- 6Brown
- 11Appiah
- 12Earle
- 13Court
- 17Smith
- 19Iandolo
- 20Kelly
Stevenage
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Ashby-Hammond
- 2Wildin
- 6SweeneyBooked at 14mins
- 5PiergianniBooked at 78mins
- 10FreemanBooked at 48minsSubstituted forMacDonaldat 79'minutes
- 15Vancooten
- 23ThompsonBooked at 42minsSubstituted forThompsonat 45'minutes
- 8Forster-CaskeySubstituted forBurnsat 45'minutes
- 19Reid
- 29HemmingsSubstituted forListat 79'minutes
- 11RobertsSubstituted forWhiteat 57'minutes
Substitutes
- 7MacDonald
- 9List
- 16Anderson
- 17Burns
- 18White
- 20Pressley
- 24Thompson
- 41Mitchell
Live Text
Match ends, Maidstone United 1, Stevenage 0.
Second Half ends, Maidstone United 1, Stevenage 0.
George Fowler (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Elliott List (Stevenage).
Foul by Chi Ezennolim (Maidstone United).
Dan Sweeney (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lucas (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Elliott List (Stevenage).
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Chi Ezennolim.
Attempt blocked. Finley Burns (Stevenage) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
Lamar Reynolds (Maidstone United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Terence Vancooten (Stevenage).
Chi Ezennolim (Maidstone United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Finley Burns (Stevenage).
Foul by Chi Ezennolim (Maidstone United).
Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Stevenage. Alexander MacDonald replaces Nick Freeman.
Substitution, Stevenage. Elliott List replaces Kane Hemmings.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Raphe Brown replaces Soloman Wanjau-Smith.
Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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