Maidstone United FA Cup hero Bivesh Gurung suspended for third-round tie against Stevenage

The man who fired Maidstone through to the FA Cup third round will have to watch from the stands this weekend.

Bivesh Gurung, whose wonder goal earned a 2-1 victory over Barrow, is suspended for Saturday’s home tie against Stevenage.

He completes a four-match ban after picking up his second red card of the season in United’s 5-1 defeat at Worthing before Christmas.

It’s rotten luck for the midfielder, who saw his winner against Barrow voted goal of the round, but his heroics won’t be forgotten.

“It was disappointing for Bivesh to get sent off against Worthing,” said Stones boss George Elokobi.

“I’m sure he’ll learn from it but that moment, scoring that goal against Barrow, will never leave him.

“It’s a shame he won’t play against Stevenage but things like this happen in a player’s career.

“I’m sure when everyone looks back, no one can take that wonder goal away from him and his name remains in history at this club.

“He’ll still be a part of it on Saturday. He’s been supporting the boys and working hard behind the scenes.

“But also it’s a chance for him to recover a little bit because he’s played more than he should have done this season because of his ability to do things right.

“He’s forced his way into the team, which is brilliant for us. That’s what we want.

“Bivesh was the one responsible for us being in this position in the first place and no one can take that away from him.”

In other news, Razzaq Coleman-De Graft has had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

The winger, a summer signing from Lewes, scored two goals in 24 appearances, making nine starts.