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Tooting maintained their 100% away record
by coming from a goal down to win at
Maidstones' latest temporary home in Ashford.
Craig Pitterson replaced Allan McLeod who was
still feeling the effects of the ankle knock
that he picked up on Tuesday night and Jason
Henry earned his first start ahead of Fabian
Batchelor.
In a swirling
wind Terrors just about shaded a poor first
half, which was a third complete before the
first recognisable attack was assembled -
although it achieved no more than a Jason
Henry won corner.
Paul Vines
tried his luck on the left flank, sending in a
few useful crosses, the best providing Henry
with a headed chance that passed just outside
the post. Heading seemed to be the
weapon of choice as Mitchell Nelson rocked the
cross bar with his on 37 minutes swiftly
followed by another wide try from Henry.
However it
was the home side who managed the only on
target shot of the half when Stubbs was
released through the middle to clinically
dispatch a low to the right of the advancing
Dave King.
Half Time: Maidstone 1 - 0 Terrors
Jamie
Byatt tested the woodwork four minutes after
the restart, with Paul Vines again the
provider. Four minutes later the roles were
reversed as Vines drew the first save of the
afternoon from Turner with a low shot from
close range. The ensuing corner offered a few
tantalising half chances but as the danger
passed Maidstone managed a decent spell of
possession.
With seventy
minutes gone Paul Vines won a free kick
on the edge of the 'D'. Matt York
stepped up and shot low, the ball grazing the
inside of a post and rolling slowly along the
goal line before deciding to settle netside
for the equaliser..
Aaron Goode
and Mitch Nelson were spending much of the
half swapping positions and it may (or may
not) have been a factor in the winning goal as
Goode made himself a bit of space to loop an
exquisite header from a Hamlin cross into the
net.
Shortly
before the end 'Stones almost snatched an
equaliser with a superb goal bound header that
Dave King acrobatically turned past his right
hand post.
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