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The Stones got their pre-season
campaign off to a gentle start with a 0-0 draw at Hythe
Town.
This was a game of few chances with the home side enjoying
the better opportunities but Hythe’s keeper Nick
Day, who had replaced Pat Mullin midway through the
first half, kept his team mates at bay with a good performance.
Mullin was forced off the pitch by an ankle injury and
as Richard Mannerings is currently on trial with Gillingham,
Hythe lent The Stones Nick Day as a replacement keeper.
Maidstone gave debuts to Kane Rice from Cambridge United
and the former Beckenham duo Tony Sinclair and Errison
Ahwan. And Rice was instrumental in a move on 16 minutes,
which saw him sweep a good crossfield ball out to Simon
Austin who beat the defender, but his drive was pushed
away from the near post.
The second half saw the introduction of Andy Hart,
Aaron Lacy and Lee Sperring and Lacy and Hart combined
well with 3 minutes left only for Lacy’s resultant
effort to just clear the bar. Then with the final whistle
immanent, Ahwan nearly made his debut a memorable occasion
but his shot from a Lacy corner went the wrong side
of the post.
Speaking after the game Lloyd Hume said: “I think
some of our defending was pretty sloppy and some of
our attacking play lacked a bit of creativeness but
its not about results at the moment. I thought Kane
Rice had a good game and he’s a young lad who
is neat on the ball. I also think Tony (Sinclair) did
well but Errison (Ahwan) is a lot better than he showed
today. I think he was trying too hard to impress people
and he doesn’t need to do that, he is a good player
and we will see a lot better from him.”
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