Jeremy Sarmiento Kieran Mackenna George Elokobi Sam Corne Britain Ecuador county Lamar county Reynolds Football soccer Death Fa Cup rights cup Jeremy Sarmiento Kieran Mackenna George Elokobi Sam Corne Britain Ecuador county Lamar county Reynolds

Sixth-tier Maidstone stun Ipswich, Luton dump out Everton in FA Cup 4th round

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Maidstone manager George Elokobi said the "magic of the FA Cup is very much alive" after the sixth-tier side stunned Championship high-flyers Ipswich 2-1 as Luton struck at the death to dump Everton out in the fourth round on Saturday.Ipswich are 98 places and four divisions above Maidstone in the English football pyramid, but manager Kieran McKenna was left to rue making 10 changes.READ | Ake strikes late as Man City oust Spurs from FA CupThe visitors' two goals were worthy of winning any cup tie as Lamar Reynolds produced a cool chip over Christian Walton as Maidstone surged upfield from an Ipswich corner just before half-time.Jeremy Sarmiento looked to have restored order when the Ecuador international drilled low into the bottom corner on 56 minutes.However, there was another twist in a fairy tale story as Reynolds this time played provider for Sam Corne to fire in the winner 24 minutes from time."Our boys have run themselves into the ground and that is what we said, 'leave nothing in the changing room'," said former Wolves defender Elokobi."This binds us for life, what our boys are achieving right now.

What our boys are achieving now has not been done in over 100 years. The magic of the FA Cup is very much alive." Saturday: Fourth round Everton 1 (Harrison 55) Luton Town 2 (Mikolenko 39-o.g., Woodrow 90+6)Ipswich 1 (Sarmiento 56) Maidstone United 2 (Reynolds 43, Corne 66)Leeds 1 (Anthony 31) Plymouth Argyle 1 (Randell 73)Leicester 3 (Vardy 47, Akgun 72, Praet 88) Birmingham 0Sheffield United 2 (Hamer 41, Osula 45+8) Brighton 5 (Buonanotte 14, Pedro 29-pen, 52-pen, 67, Welbeck 90+7) Playing later (SA times) Fulham v Newcastle (21:00) Sunday Liverpool v Norwich (16:30), Newport v Manchester United (18:30), Watford v

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