Maidstone United 2 Maidenhead United 2 – Maidenhead win 5-3 on pens: Stones crash out of FA Trophy as late equaliser takes second-round tie the distance

Maidstone went out of the FA Trophy on penalties after conceding an 89th-minute equaliser against Maidenhead.

Riley Court, who opened the scoring in a 2-2 draw at the Gallagher, saw his spot-kick saved as the visitors won the shoot-out 5-3.

Court’s opener was cancelled out by an extraordinary - albeit freak - goal from well inside his own half by Christian N’Guessan as a huge clearance went all the way in.

Substitute Leone Gravata appeared to have won it for Maidstone when he restored the lead shortly after coming on but Miles Welch-Hayes took the tie to penalties with an 89th-minute leveller.

Maidstone forward Tom Leahy suffered an injury in the warm-up, so Nana Boateng replaced him in the starting XI, while Mark Boruk was promoted to the bench.

Boateng looked bright after his late inclusion, as United largely controlled the first half against a Magpies side that had an early chance when Lenny Holden denied Alfie Pendlebury at the near post after a Josh Coley cross.

The Stones enjoyed plenty of possession and went ahead in the 11th minute with a lovely opener from Court.

He collected a pass from Ryan Hanson and reached the edge of the box before unleashing a terrific left-footed strike beyond the dive of Jordi van Stappershoef.

The Magpies keeper saved his side midway through the half after Court’s pass picked out the run of midfielder Noah Nzuzi, who impressed on his first Stones start.

Court then hit the inside of the post, with Boateng offside from the rebound, while George Fowler’s strike went narrowly wide off a Magpies defender after van Stappershoef saved from Stan Leech.

Having shown little as an attacking force since their early opportunity, Maidenhead had a good chance at the end of the half when substitute