MALDON AND TIPTREE bowed out of the Essex Senior Cup tonight, losing 2-1 at home to AFC Hornchurch.
Jacob Cleaver gave Terry Spillane's side an early lead in the third-round tie at Park Drive.
However, the Ryman Premier high-fliers were on level terms by the break and then grabbed a late winner.
Jack Stevenson was sent off in the closing seconds for Maldon.
Elsewhere, Burnham Ramblers crashed to a 6-1 defeat at home to AFC Sudbury, in the Robert Dyas League Cup.
Nikki Beale gave them a ninth-minute lead, but everything went downhill from then on for Keith Wilson's side.
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