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FOUND: Maidstone stun ipswich as sam corne seals fa cup shock for the ages | Mind Blowing Facts

Ipswich Maidstone FA Cup Jeremy Sarmiento Maidstone United Christian Walton Conor Chaplin National League South Joe Giddens Nathan Broadhead
Maidstone’s players and their manager, George Elokobi, celebrate after the win at Ipswich.
Maidstone’s players and their manager, George Elokobi, celebrate after the win at Ipswich. Photograph: Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock

Maidstone pulled off one of the great upsets in FA Cup history after the National League South club stunned Ipswich, who are second in the Championship.

The sixth-tier side are 98 places below their opponents in the league pyramid and few gave them a chance of avoiding defeat. Maidstone weathered a first-half storm, with their goalkeeper, Lucas Covolan, outstanding throughout and they hit Ipswich with a huge sucker punch after Lamar Reynolds’s chipped goal just before half-time.

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