Maidstone United 3 St Albans City 2 match report: Johl Powell scores winner in sixth minute of added time

Maidstone moved four points clear at the top of National South after substitute Johl Powell scored a last-gasp winner against St Albans.

It looked as though they’d have to settle for a draw after blowing an early two-goal lead given to them by Sam Corne and Jerome Binnom-Williams.

They conceded two lousy goals, both scored by Shaun Jeffers, but Powell struck in the sixth and final minute of added time to win it for Maidstone.

Maidstone started like a train at the Gallagher, taking the lead inside two minutes.

Dominic Odusanya kept the ball alive from a Roarie Deacon free-kick, hooking it across goal, St Albans didn’t deal with it and Corne thumped home on the volley.

Corne could hardly have struck it any better and a second for the Stones followed in the seventh minute after St Albans conceded another free-kick, 20 yards out.

With Joan Luque and Deacon looking favourites to strike it, the ball was instead worked to Binnom-Williams and he fired into the bottom corner - his first Stones goal.

Hakan Hayrettin’s men were looking in total control against an out-of-sorts away team who seemed happy to sit off and let them knock the ball about in the heat.

But St Albans were handed a route back into the match in the 26th minute when Joe Ellul was caught out attempting to let the ball run out for a goal-kick, allowing Jeffers to pounce.

Maidstone had a couple of bright moments before half-time, Deacon getting at his man down the right, but the sting had gone out of their early play and, if anything, St Albans had more of the ball leading up to the interval.

The equaliser followed eight minutes into the second half, and it was another cheap goal to concede.

Indecision at the back eventually saw Ellul put the ball out for a