FA Cup roundup: Maidstone stun Barrow to book place in third round

  • 12/2/2023
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National League South side Maidstone stunned League Two high-flyers Barrow by coming from behind to reach the FA Cup third round for the first time since their reformation in 1992. Bivish Gurung’s 74th-minute winner secured a 2-1 upset for the sixth-tier hosts at Gallagher Stadium. Barrow, who sit third in League Two, 46 places higher in the league pyramid, led through Ben Whitfield before Sam Corne levelled. Danny Collinge earned National League club Barnet a second-round replay against League Two Newport with a dramatic late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Rodney Parade. Shane McLoughlin had put the Welsh club on course to progress before Collinge pounced from close range a minute from time. Horsham of the Isthmian League Premier Division – reinstated in the cup after Barnsley’s expulsion – had their dreams ended by a 3-0 loss at Sutton after a second-half double from the Luton loanee Dion Pereira and a late Omari Patrick strike. There were shocks at Priestfield and Adams Park where League Two sides defeated third-tier opponents. Macauley Bonne scored against his former club as Gillingham overcame Charlton 2-0, while Morecambe won away at Wycombe by the same score thanks to goals from Eli King and Tom Bloxham. Wycombe made a quadruple change in the second half but failed to find a way back. Jon Dadi Bodvarsson’s hat-trick and Dan Nlundulu’s double helped Bolton thrash Harrogate 5-1, while managerless Cambridge were also resounding winners, beating League One rivals Fleetwood 4-0 three days after the departure of Mark Bonner, thanks to goals from Danny Andrew, Elias Kachunga, Fejiri Okenabirhie and Gassan Ahadme. Oxford defeated Grimsby 2-0, Peterborough beat Doncaster 2-1 and Stevenage drew 1-1 with Port Vale. Alfreton’s home tie with Walsall and Forest Green’s trip to Blackpool were postponed.

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