Maidstone United beaten by Coventry in FA Cup fifth round

Maidstone United lost out on a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after their match against Coventry City in the fifth round.

Maidstone was 2-0 down inside the first 15 minutes of the match and this became 3-0 down before half time.

Ellis Simms completed his hat-trick for the Championship side and the match ended with a 5-0 victory to Coventry.

The Stones were up against Coventry City who are 94 places higher than them in the football pyramid.

The Kent team have still made history as the lowest-ranked team to reach the last 16 since the 1970s.

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