Maidstone United 6-0 Concord Rangers match report
16:55, 31 October 2020
updated: 16:59, 31 October 2020
Maidstone produced their most complete performance in years to thrash Concord Rangers at the Gallagher.
Justin Amaluzor scored twice, with Joan Luque, George Porter, Scott Rendell and Charlie Seaman also on target as United blew away the Beachboys with some outstanding football.
Victory maintained their 100 per cent home record, with a first clean sheet of the season another bonus.
Maidstone were good value for their two-goal lead at the break having bossed proceedings.
They looked bright all over the park, from Rendell winning everything up top to Luque and Amaluzor lively out wide, and Porter, Sam Corne and Saidou Khan buzzing about in midfield.
The Stones looked strong defensively, too, with stand-in keeper Ravan Constable tested just once before half-time, and what a save it was to get down low after Tosan Popo turned on Charlee Hughes’ cross and fired towards the corner.
That was a key moment, with Maidstone doubling their lead soon after.
Hakan Hayrettin’s side carved out a series of chances, with Porter’s low header saved after a multi-pass move and Amaluzor cutting inside and firing wide before their 11th-minute opener.
Luque was the scorer, running on to Joe Ellul’s ball forward and showing great composure to find the corner.
Ellul sent a header wide unchallenged from Luque’s corner and Amaluzor dragged wide when well-placed from Rendell’s pull-back, then George Elokobi’s bullet header from a corner was blocked on the line by Sam Blackman.
Maidstone doubled their lead in the final minute of the first half.
Corne was the provider with a lovely first-time ball for Amaluzor to latch on to and thump low past keeper Chris Haigh.
United scored again two minutes into the second half.
Amaluzor and Corne led a swift counter before Luque’s cross was parried by Haigh, allowing Porter to nod home from a yard out.
Maidstone were all over the visitors, playing some superb passing football in the final third.
They had Rangers on the ropes and another fine move, involving Amaluzor, sub Noah Chesmain and Luque ended with Rendell’s clever back flick going just wide off a Rangers defender.
Hughes hit the post in a rare moment for Concord before Maidstone extended their lead in the 68th minute.
It came from another lightning counter with Khan winning the ball in his own half and finding Porter before Amaluzor burst into the box and fired home at the near post on his right foot.
A deserved goal for Rendell followed eight minutes later, the linesman ruling his header had crossed the line after Haigh parried Luque’s shot into his path.
And substitute Seaman made it six on 85 minutes, firing across the keeper on his left foot for his fourth goal of the season.
Maidstone: Constable, Hoyte, Ellul, Elokobi, Brown (Chesmain 48mins), Corne, Khan (Odusanya 82mins), Amaluzor, Porter (Seaman 77mins), Luque, Rendell. Subs not used: Johnson, Olutade.
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