Maidstone United manager George Elokobi’s verdict after 10-man visitors hit back in 1-1 draw at Dorking Wanderers

George Elokobi saw 10/10 performances all round as Maidstone secured a draw at Dorking following Reiss Greenidge’s dismissal.

The Stones had it all to do after centre-back Greenidge was dismissed in the first half for catching Jason Prior with his arm as he challenged for a header.

They quickly fell behind but a tactical reshuffle at the break saw boss Elokobi push a second man up front, with Harry Lodovica replacing midfielder Antony Papadopoulos in a switch to 3-4-2.

Plenty of sides would have taken a different approach, leaving one man up and hoping to nick something on the break, but Maidstone’s bravery was rewarded with an equaliser from leading scorer Aaron Blair.

“For us, because of what happened, it’s a great result for our football club,” said Elokobi, following the 1-1 draw.

“It’s a point towards the right direction, away from home, against a very good side.

“The players have been terrific.

“That was an excellent away performance by the group, a complete team performance.

“The team spirit, the togetherness out there, it wasn’t just one player, there were so many 10s out there for us.

“I thought when we went down to 10 men, everyone was a 10/10 in terms of performance level, togetherness, ruthlessness, relentlessness in the press.”

Maidstone worked their socks off and looked the more likely winners against a Dorking outfit who couldn’t find the solution to beat 10 men.

They’ve actually dropped a place to 17th but this was one of their best performances of the season in extending their unbeaten run in National League South to six games.

They’re eight points behind Dorking in the final play-off spot, with three games in hand on Marc White’s side.

Speaking of the second-half approach, Elokobi said: “Another team