The match between Maidenhead United and Eastleigh kicked off on 10 August 2024, at York Road, with an attendance of 1,379 spectators. The referee, Jamie O’Connor, was in charge of the game.
In the 28th minute, Scott Quigley from Eastleigh received a yellow card for a foul, setting the tone for a competitive first half. Just three minutes later, in the 31st minute, Zac Bell from Maidenhead United also received a yellow card for a similar infringement.
The breakthrough came in the 32nd minute when Will De Havilland scored an own goal, giving Eastleigh the lead. The visitors doubled their advantage in the 39th minute, courtesy of a goal from Jake Vokins. This 2-0 scoreline remained unchanged until the end of the first half.
As the second half commenced, Eastleigh’s Jake Vokins and Corey Panter received yellow cards in the 49th and 66th minutes, respectively, for fouls. Maidenhead United’s Casey Pettit also received a yellow card in the 68th minute for a similar offence.
Maidenhead United made their first substitution in the 57th minute, replacing Ruben Carvalho with Shawn McCoulsky in a tactical move. Eastleigh responded with their own substitutions, replacing Richard Brindley with Deji Sotona and Jake Vokins with Jai Semenyo in the 58th minute.
Eastleigh continued to make changes, substituting Scott Quigley with Chris Maguire in the 68th minute. Tyrese Shade was replaced by Angel Waruih in the 83rd minute, further altering the team’s dynamics.
Maidenhead United made their own set of substitutions, replacing Nathan Ferguson and Casey Pettit with Bradley Keetch and Joshua Johnson, respectively, in the 89th minute. They also brought in Joseph Ajose for Jayden Mitchell-Lawson in the 97th minute in a bid to change the course of the game.
Despite these efforts, the score remained 2-0 in favour of Eastleigh. In the dying minutes of the game, Eastleigh made their final substitution, replacing Deji Sotona with Niall Maher in the 96th minute. Chris Maguire from Eastleigh received a yellow card in the 105th minute for a foul, marking the end of the game’s notable events.
This encounter was the tenth meeting between Maidenhead United and Eastleigh, with the head-to-head record prior to this match showing 3 Maidenhead United wins, 1 Eastleigh win, and 0 draws in their last three seasons, although the overall head-to-head record prior to this match is incorrectly reported in the given data. The teams last met on 28 October 2023, in a match that ended 3-2 in favour of Maidenhead United. The win gives Eastleigh the edge in their current season’s head-to-head encounters. Eastleigh now climbs to 4th place in the National League standings, while Maidenhead United sits at 21st place after the first match of the season.