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Maidstone United secured their
position at the top of the Kent League Cup Group C table
with a comfortable victory away at VCD Athletic.
Few Stones fans braved the freezing conditions at Harrow
Meadow but those that did were treated to two good goals
and the sight of Pat Mullin making a brief appearance
as a centre forward.
United enjoyed the best of the first half and VCD survived
a strong penalty appeal with just 10 minutes played
when Lee Sperring was barged over in the box by Terry
Murphy.
Sperring soon found himself on the score sheet 4 minutes
later though when he turned and hit a terrific shot
past Grant Wallis from the edge of the area.
And Mo Takaloo added a second shortly after with an
equally good finish with 23 minutes gone.
Debutant Scott Lindsey and Simon Austin then both missed
from close range before Martin Discroll, an early substitute
for Ricky Bennett, had shot strike the post.
VCD then replaced Stuart Abbott with Alan Owen and
the substitute was almost immediately involved as with
56 minutes gone he found himself with only Richard Mannerings
to beat but his shot went across the face of goal and
struck the far post.
At the other end, Simon Austin was inches away from
connecting with Nick Hegley's pull back and Hegley himself
then went close, lifting the ball over the bar at the
end of a good Stones move.
Martin Driscoll then hit the post again with 14 minutes
remaining but the final chance fell to Lee Sperring
who unfortunately hit his shot straight at Grant Wallis
who managed to parry his effort.
Tonight's win means that we now play Beckenham Town
at home in the quarter-finals on 11th February KO 3pm.
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