Maidstone United have earned promotion to the National League after beating Ebbsfleet United in a penalty shoot-out , with regulation and extra time ending 2-2. <br /><br />The Stones didn&rsquo;t get off to a good start as Danny Kedwell gave Ebbsfleet United the lead in the 20th minute when he converted a spot kick, before <span class=\"\\&quot;name\\&quot;\">Bobby-Joe Taylor leveled matters in the 47th minute.<br /><br />On 81 minutes, Dumebi Dumaka came off the bench and the move by the coach paid off when </span><span class=\"\\&quot;name\\&quot;\">the Nigerian forward equalized for </span><span class=\"\\&quot;name\\&quot;\">Maidstone United with almost the last kick of the game in extra time.<br /><br />Though </span><span class=\"\\&quot;name\\&quot;\"><span class=\"\\&quot;name\\&quot;\">Dumaka</span> missed his spot kick during the shoot-out, his goal in the 121st minute was the most important of his career.<br /><br />Dubbed the new Jamie Vardy, he was courted by a </span>plethora of teams higher up the pyramid, including West Ham, Ipswich Town and Cambridge United after plundering goals aplenty for Grays Athletic, before joining the Stones in February.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br /><br />Photo Credit : graysathletic.co.uk<br />