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Maidstone United 2 Barrow 1 FA Cup match report: Bivesh Gurung fires Stones into third round after substitution reprieve

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An incredible twist of fate saw Bivesh Gurung fire hometown club Maidstone into the third round of the FA Cup - nine minutes after his substitution had been announced.

Gurung was making way for Lamar Reynolds but received a reprieve when team-mate Sol Wanjau-Smith pulled up injured and went off instead.

Amazingly, he fired home a brilliant winner from outside the box as Maidstone came from a goal down to upset League 2 Barrow and reach the promised land of round three for the first time in 35 years.

Benjamin Whitfield had given the Bluebirds a first-half lead, with Sam Corne squaring the tie. Maidstone top scorer Levi Amantchi was stretchered off before half-time but United found another hero in Gurung, who eventually went off in added time.

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