Kingfield collapse
By Nigel Biddlecombe

Monday November 27th 2006

SHAUN Wilkinson received his marching orders as the Terras slipped to their third successive league loss at the Kingfield Stadium.

The midfielder, who started ahead of Simon Weatherstone, was ordered off after picking up his second booking with just four minutes remaining - a decision which summed up his side's afternoon.

The visitors welcomed back Roy O'Brien from injury and there were starts for Jason Tindall and Raphael Nade. Weatherstone and Richard Logan began the match on the bench while Ashley Vickers missed out through suspension.

A slow start by Weymouth gifted the initiative to the Cards, who took the lead on 11 minutes when Giuseppe Sole curled a splendid free-kick over the defensive wall and into the top corner of the net leaving visiting stopper Arran Lee-Barrett no chance.

The wet weather caused several players to lose their footing early on and there was no doubt that the hosts adapted better to the conditions.

Weymouth huffed and puffed but on 19 minutes they nearly went two behind. Sole left the Terras' defence for dead but Lee-Barrett came to the rescue with a fine save.

As the half went on the visitors began to come more into the game and on 33 minutes they went close when Wayne Purser's shot beat on-loan keeper Michael Poke before striking Tom Hutchinson, who scrambled the ball clear.

But it was the Cards who ended up scoring next. Sole delivered a corner from the left and Hutchinson rose unmarked to nod past Lee-Barrett's flailing left hand.

To their credit Weymouth continued to battle and moments before the break they nearly levelled through Nade. The ex-Woking man climbed well to meet Simon Downer's cross from the right but his header flew just wide.

It was important that the Terras started the second half on top and that is exactly what they did. Wilkinson put Purser free but Poke saved well at the expense of a corner. Downer then directed a strong header on target, which the home keeper
did well to hold at the second attempt.

After the visitors' surge had petered out, Woking once again began to take control with Craig McAllister going close on two occasions. His first was smothered by Lee-Barrett and his second flashed narrowly wide.

With Weymouth continuing to look for a lifeline the game soon opened up with play swinging from end to end. Purser went close for the Terras when Daniel Bunce cleared his effort off the line.

It just did not look like it was going to be Weymouth's day and on 63 minutes their hopes were dashed further when O'Brien upended Goma Lambu in the box. McAllister's resulting spot-kick was saved by Lee-Barrett but he immediately made amends, sliding the ball home after two Weymouth defenders had collided trying to clear the rebound.

The Terras were then dead and buried just three minutes later when McAllister hit the bar and Lambu followed up and threaded the ball through the legs of Lee-Barrett to make it 4-0.

The closing minutes saw the visitors produce their best football with Poke being called upon to try and deal with efforts from Wilkinson, Nade and Purser, who hit an upright.

Steven Ferguson wasted two good chances to grab Woking a fifth before Wilkinson received his second yellow card with four minutes remaining to make a bad day at the office for the Terras even worse.