FC UNITED'S 100 per cent home record was wrecked as Atherton Collieries dug deep to storm the Rebels' Gigg Lane fortress for a 3-0 victory.
Karl Marginson's runaway North West Counties League leaders were sunk by an Anthony Pilkington hat-trick to leave a crowd of 1,723 shaking their heads in disbelief.
Pilkington struck on 15 and 45 minutes to give the visitors a 2-0 interval lead before completing his treble with a breakaway goal in the dying seconds after FC United had battled in vain to reduce the arrears.
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Stuart Rudd, Danny Allen and Rob Nugent all wasted chances to hand the pacesetters a lifeline, while Josh Howard was unlucky to see his shot rattle a post.
To complete a miserable night for FC United, leading scorer Rudd was carried off late on and is now doubtful for Sunday's trip to Witton to face Congleton.
YOUNG Danny Allen was the star of the show as he notched a hat-trick on his first start for the league leaders.
United manager Karl Marginson rested several of his players in readiness for tougher battles but despite that bottom-placed Stone soon found they had no answers at a soggy Gigg Lane.
Only three of the United starting line-up had started last week's FA Vase fixture at Salford but Danny soon stood out as he hit the first three goals.
Stuart Rudd added his name to the score-sheet in the 65th minute as he rose unchallenged to head home from a Gary Sampson corner.
Dominoes then conceded a penalty as their excellent left-back Danny Young was harshly judged to have upended Allen. Rory Patterson calmly slotted home the spot-kick to make it 5-0.
Andy Matthews then had Stone's best moment as his curling right-footed effort from 30 yards clipped the inside of the post and bounced away to safety with Sam Ashton in the home goal well beaten.
Patterson scored again in the 90th minute with a low shot after a Rhodri Giggs corner and then Rudd wrapped up the victory as he stroked home his 27th goal of the season.
FC UNITED tasted sweet revenge as they won 3-2 at The Willows to march through to the third round of the FA Vase.
The Reds were keen to make a point after Salford inflicted their only defeat of the season back in October and they didn't disappoint the majority of the 2,799 fans.
But they didn't have it all their own way, as the Ammies took the lead through Tommy Turner after just two minutes; his shot beat United keeper Sam Ashton at his near post.
Stuart Rudd was guilty of missing a golden opportunity to equalise for the visitors, before making amends as he latched on to a through ball to slot past ex-FC keeper Barrie George and make it 1-1.
United started to take control and Simon Carden added a second by lobbing the ball over the advancing George.
Then when FC skipper Dave Chadwick scored a third with a header from a Josh Howard corner in the second half, Salford looked to be dead and buried.
But true to their fighting spirit, City got one back through David Burrows in injury time.
For a few moments, their fans dreamed of repeating October's heroics, but it wasn't to be.
A happy FC manager Karl Marginson said: "There was a lot of spice involved after what happened last time and the lads reacted in the right way."
Salford manager Gary Fellows praised his opponents, saying: "We got a great start but you've got to give FC United credit for how they came back."
FC managed to get through a tough away tie in the League Cup on Saturday, away at Nantwitch. Despite the reds beating them with a proffesional 3-0 victory at Gigg Lane at the start of the season Nantwitch gave a good account of themselves in the first half and possibly deserved a lead, but for great saves from Sam Ashton.
Marginson's half time team talk did the trick for United though and they came out in the second half showing alot more urgency. With 48 minutes on the clock Giggs made his mark after a great passing move saw him run down the left before cutting inside and firing a low shot past the despairing keeper. The second was an absolute screamer by Stuart Rudd, Howard did well to play Rudd into plenty of space but still with 25 yards from goal and two defenders left to beat. Rudd measured a curling shot right into the top corner to make it 24 for the season. Nantwitch spent most of the rest of the game run ragged by FC's fluent passing moves, finnally capped of with less than ten to go when captain marvel Dave Chadwick grittly scrambled home from close range to make it 3-0.
Another win for the reds and keeps alive hopes in all three competitions, next up Salford City in the Vase.
THE mini derby ended up as a snapshot of Manchester football history, with the Blues bristling with pride and seething with injustice, and the Reds swaggering off with the points after a 2-1 win.
Maine Road, founded by City fans 51 years ago, played half of the game with ten men but were only squeezed out by two goals from Stuart Rudd as FC continued their march at the top of the North West Counties League.
The Blues had full-back Marc Clancy unfairly sent-off in first half injury time and when the referee added on an amazing eight minutes to that first period, Rudd headed the Rebels in front.
But in front of a crowd of 3,151 at Stalybridge, Road fought back fiercely and equalised through Gareth Richards, only for Rudd to bundle in the winner with seven minutes to go.
Three days earlier, Rudd looked likely to be ruled out for weeks with a suspected fractured eye socket, but he was given the all-clear to play when new X-rays revealed nothing more than bad bruising.
The game was played in a partisan atmosphere with around 2,500 FC supporters finding some opposition in the shape of around 500 Road fans, bolstered by a few curious Blues.
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And afterwards FC manager Karl Marginson paid tribute to the opposition: "You have to give Maine Road massive credit for making it a contest. Their players don't get paid any money, but even when down to ten men their attitude was excellent - I have nothing but admiration for them.
"They were definitely unlucky to have a player sent off. There was no chance that was a straight red card, with some of the challenges that were going in - but all of those challenges were honest, with no-one trying to hurt anyone."
Maine Road boss Ian Walker was proud of his team, but says he faces stick from some of his FC-supporting pupils - he is head of PE at St Monica's school in Prestwich, and some of his boys had a cheeky banner on prominent display at the Joe Jackson End proclaiming him to be both a `Bluenose' and a `bignose'!
"I am proud, but also a bit disappointed, because it's hard when you get that close in such a big game and get nothing out of it," said Walker.
"The red card was bizarre and then the ref played eight minutes of injury time in the first half - he seemed to be waiting for them to score.
"But it was the most enjoyable game of football in which I have been involved. The atmosphere FC United create is absolutely superb.
"We set out this season to get in the top five but after a display like that there is no reason we can't go up with them and have more days like that."
The day was a financial success for Maine Road, although they were disappointed that more City fans did not turn up. Said chairman Ron Meredith: "This match has brought a lot of expense and hard work, but the money will keep us going this season and possibly next as well.
"Most of our players will never play in front of a crowd as big as that again."