The Terras entered the Blue Square Premier contest having lost four of their last five encounters against the Cards so when James Coutts headed them in front at the start of the second half hopes were high the jinx would finally be broken.

However, one minute later, a long ball into the box caught the home defence napping, allowing Woking captain Paul Lorraine to equalise from close range.

Both teams enjoyed plenty of chances and a point apiece was perhaps a fair result but the Terras will certainly feel disappointed that they did not take all three after being much the better side in the first half.

Weymouth caretaker-manager Alan Lewer made one change to the starting XI that began Saturday’s 3-1 defeat against Wrexham, replacing Cameron Mawer with club captain Ryan Williams.

There were also some familiar faces in the Woking line-up where ex-Terras Paolo Vernazza, Abdou El Kholti and Wilfried Domoraud all started.

The hosts made a bright start with Stuart Beavon playing a delightful ball over the Woking defence to find Coutts in the box in the opening minute.

The winger showed good control but chose to cut inside instead of pulling the trigger and was shut out by a combination of El Kholti and his keeper Lenny Pidgley.

Coutts was certainly looking lively and on seven minutes he nearly took advantage of a poor punch from Pidgley with a left-footed lob from 25 yards but the effort just dropped over the crossbar.

The Cards were also having problems containing Beavon and on 14 minutes he raced on to a pass from Chris McPhee only to see his shot from 14 yards rebound off the foot of the right-hand post.

Domoraud responded with a speculative strike from 30 yards that flew high and wide before Kevin Sandwith cut in off the left flank and drove a shot from the edge of the area into the safe hands of Pidgley at the other end.

Despite the even nature of the contest it was still the Terras that were looking the more likely side to break the deadlock and on 28 minutes another chance fell to Beavon but he was unable to make sufficient contact from close range after a nod down from McPhee. The hosts’ failure to take their chances was almost punished seven minutes before the break when Vernazza got to the left byline and cut it back to Daniel Spence who volleyed over from 12 yards when he should have hit the target.

Williams replied with a fine 18-yard strike that stung the hands of Pidgley but at the break it remained goal-less with both sides perhaps feeling they should have been ahead.

The Terras began the second half in the same fashion as the first and on 46 minutes more good link-up play between McPhee and Beavon ended with the latter firing in a shot on the turn that Pidgley again dealt with comfortably.

Woking looked ragged and on 50 minutes a wonderful cross from Sandwith with his weaker right foot found Coutts at the far post and he headed home from close range giving Pidgley no chance.

The Terras looked like they were going to assume full control but one minute later they fell asleep allowing Lorraine to latch on to a hopeful ball into the box and slot past the on-rushing Danny Knowles.

To their credit the hosts did not hang their heads and instead went back on the offensive to try and regain the lead, which they nearly achieved from a short corner that saw Sandwith fire in a wonderful 20-yard strike that Pidgley did well to push away. Pierre Joseph-Dubois replaced Coutts on the hour and moments later a handball from Pidgley on the edge of the box enabled Sandwith to set his sights again with a free-kick that slid just wide of the right post.

The contest continued to swing from end-to-end and on 63 minutes a corner into the box by the Cards saw the ball fall kindly to Matt Pattison at the back post.

The visiting player looked like he had all the time in the world to pick his spot but Santos Gaia flung himself into the path of the shot to divert it to safety.

The Cards were beginning to gain more confidence and with 78 minutes remaining substitute Giuseppe Sole broke through only to be denied by a wonderful one-handed save from Knowles.

Both teams continued to huff and puff in the closing stages as the game became stretched but neither side were able to find a winner as both defences held firm.