Mighty Magpies are still flying at the top

A GOAL in each half against a Stortford side with Kevin Watson in charge for the first time kept the Magpies top of the table.

The new manager saw his team battle well and in terms of territory there wasn’t much between the sides, but the visitors always looked stronger up front.

United went ahead in the 11th minute when Richard Walton failed to collect a Dave Tarpey free-kick, and Jack Parkinson netted.

Harry Pritchard, James Mulley and James Comley went close before the interval, but Maidenhead had to wait until the 59th minute to net again.

Again a Blues error led to a goal with skipper Harry Hickford giving possession to Comley, who slipped the ball forward for Pritchard to hammer an angled drive wide of Walton.

A great tackle from Paul Rodgers stopped Tarpey soon afterwards, while Walton tipped a Pritchard free-kick over in the 71st minute.

The Blues lacked sharpness and were unable to force a consolation goal before the final whistle.