Former Maidstone player Fabio Saraiva helped send his old side crashing to defeat on Saturday.

Saraiva opened the scoring at the Gallagher, with two headers from Gozie Ugwu seeing Woking to their their first National League away win of the season.

Stones had been on top for much of the first half but two goals in four minutes turned the game the Cards’ way.

Maidstone huffed and puffed but rarely looked like getting back into it and could easily have lost by more in the end.

United made four changes to the side knocked out of the FA Cup at Rochdale, including a return at right-back for Callum Driver after more than three months out with a broken foot.

Maidstone made most of the early running with Alex Flisher inches away from meeting Bobby-Joe Taylor’s cross and Jamar Loza denied by keeper Brandon Hall after a strong run from midfield.

Taylor fired tamely wide after a nice move started by Jamie Coyle in defence, then saw a decent hit blocked from Flisher’s long throw, while Bradley Hudson-Odoi worked Hall after cutting inside on his left foot.

Maidstone continued to probe away with Jack Paxman thrashing over from 20 yards after Taylor squared, then Loza was played in by Paxman after a mistake in the home defence but didn’t put enough on his strike.

Out of nowhere Maidstone were behind on the half-hour.

The goal came down the left with Keiran Murtagh pulling the ball back for Saraiva 12 yards out.

And it was 2-0 on 34 minutes, Ugwu first to Jack Caprice’s cross and powering a header past Lee Worgan.

The momentum was now with Woking and they were on top at the start of the second half, too, Worgan saving from Ugwu when played in by Luke Kandi, and Charlie Carter putting a free header wide.

Maidstone plugged away, Flisher running out of room after making his way into the box from Paxman’s pass, but weren’t looking like scoring.

Chances continued to fall at the other end, Murtagh inches away from connecting with Kandi’s cross at the far post, then Saraiva blazed over when well placed from Ugwu’s pass.

It was game over on 72 minutes with, Caprice all on his own on the right and crossing for Ugwu who headed home.

Substitute Yemi Odubade had a goal ruled out for offside but Woking might have added a fourth, Worgan down well from Saraiva’s strike after a corner was played short.

Maidstone: Worgan, Driver, Mills, Coyle, Lokko, Rogers, Hudson-Odoi (Odubade 70mins), Paxman, Loza, Flisher, Taylor (Greenhalgh 79mins). Subs not used: Sweeney, Evans, Enver-Marum.

Attendance: 2,147.