Herne Bay started the better and scored first before Maidstone got into their stride. Midway through the first half Andy Parkes converted a penalty stroke to level, but the home side had much more possession and increased their lead with 2 simple goals within quick succession before good work by Mark Bromley result in him shooting from edge of circle with skipper Nigel Swaffer deflecting past stranded keeper.
Turning round at 2- 3 Maidstone thought they could get back into the game and with MOM Paul Holkham running his socks off, it remained so until the last 5 minutes when the home side made sure of victory.