Scunthorpe United 0 Maidstone United 2 match report: First win in 13 National League games for Hakan Hayrettin's side

Maidstone’s long wait for a win is over after a thoroughly deserved victory at fellow strugglers Scunthorpe.

Substitute Jack Barham scored five minutes after coming on and Roarie Deacon added a classy second to give the Stones a first win in 13 National League games.

Hakan Hayrettin’s side last tasted victory at Aldershot on August 29, so you can imagine the scenes at full-time as players and fans celebrated.

The win was also enough to lift them out of the bottom four.

Skipper Gavin Hoyte served a one-game ban after Maidstone lost their appeal against his midweek red card at Eastleigh.

That meant a return for George Fowler at right-back as one of three changes, while Jacob Mensah replaced Joe Ellul and Sam Corne came in for Christie Pattisson.

The Stones started brightly at Glanford Park - a Championship ground just over a decade ago - forcing a few early corners and popping the ball about nicely.

The first genuine opening of the game fell to the Iron, Joe Nuttall getting the better of Mensah from a long ball and breaking into the box but Ryan Sandford stood tall and kept out his attempted lob.

Sandford saved well from Mason O’Malley and Nuttall put a header wide but the hosts were largely kept quiet by a steady Maidstone backline.

Reiss Greenidge, in particular, impressed with a superb piece of defending coming across to deal with Rob Apter after the wideman got clear down the right.

For Stones, a nice move started by stand-in captain Jerome Binnom-Williams, tricking his way out of a tight spot, led to an opportunity for Ryan Galvin but he misdirected his header from a Deacon cross.

The visitors’ best chance of the first half came shortly before the break.

Josh Fawole made it, closing down Andrew Boyce and holding the