Champions collect charity shield before departure!

Stones manager Jay Saunders and a crowd of more than 800 at the Gallagher Stadium saw Callum Driver grab the lead for the home side within two minutes of kick off and Jay May double it ten minutes later.

Substitute Alex Akrofi struck twice in the final 11 minutes to seal the win before their departure for the Football Conference next weekend after the Greens threatened a come-back, first firing home with a fierce drive after racing into the box and then from the spot with three minutes remaining.

Saunders and his side were presented with their silverware and medals on the pitch by new Ryman League chairman Nick Robinson and secretary Kellie Discipline.

Scorers: Callum Driver 2, Jay May 12, Alex Akrofi 79, 87 (pen)

Maidstone United: Lee Worgan, Callum Driver, Tom Mills, Steve Watt (Jamie Coyle 58), Manny Parry, James Rogers, Matt Bodkin (Mitchell Pinnock 45), Alex Brown, Jay May (Alex Akrofi 72), Jack Paxman, Bobby-Joe Taylor. Subs not used: Simon Johnson, Ben Card.

Hendon: Joe Wright, Russell Sulaiman, Oliver Sprague, Sam Flegg, Elliott Braithwaite, Russell Short (Dave Diedhiou 73), Andre Da Costa (Sam Murphy 63), Lee O’Leary, Aaron Morgan, Scott Shulton, Mahrez Bettache (Adam Wallace 63). Subs not used: Jake Cass, Melvin Minter.

Image courtesy of Steve Terrell

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