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I headed to Woking hoping for the kind of spectacular winning goal we’ve seen in the last couple of years from Jamie Guy and Stephen Smith. Unfortunately the teams had other ideas, and played out a fairly uneventful 0-0 draw.

United had plenty of possession, but showed a slightly worrying inability to turn it into clear cut chances of note against what has to be said was a fairly formidable Woking back line. On a positive note, we rarely looked troubled by the unambitious home side, and kept our first clean sheet of the season.

In the only team change, Mark Peters made his first start this team in place of Gavin Hoyte, who was still feeling the effects of last week’s mystery virus. I hope it’s not bird flu. Backed by around 500 travelling fans (the official figure of 380ish was supplemented by at least 100 who got in for free after Woking ran out of tickets, how non-league) United won a couple of early corners but didn’t test the keeper on either occasion.

Every set of fans in the country seem to have a long standing grudge against Leo Fortune-West, and Woking are no exception. The supporters behind the goal booed his every touch, and he didn’t exactly endear himself to them by catching Nick Gindre with a flying elbow which ended the keepers match. United were also forced into a first half change, with Darren Quinton being replaced by Stephen Reed.

Woking were letting us have most of the ball, and their only really threat came from the lanky legs of Marvin Morgan, who had the best chance of the first half (and probably the match) when he bustled past Mark Albrighton but was denied by the alert Danny Potter.

The match didn’t really improve after the break, and United failed to test Gindre’s teenage replacement Ross Worner, despite having numerous corners and free kicks around the box. The best chances fell to big Leo, who twice had a sight of goal but put his shots wide, and Courtney Pitt, who should’ve hit the target after making a good run into the area.

0-0 was probably a fair enough result, and as I said earlier, United really should’ve done more with the possession they had. The return of Mark Convery to add a bit of invention to the midfield cannot come soon enough, and even the resurgent Quinton was missed after he went off. Still, the unbeaten run continues, and we’re already ahead of Jimmy’s two points per game target.

Man of the Match: Mark Peters – Returned to the team like he’d never been away and displayed some typically imperious heading and tackling.

Helpful staff of the Match: The first aiders who came to my girlfriends’ assistance after she sprained her ankle on the way to the match. Credit should also go to the other staff and stewards at Woking who let us through into the seats without making a fuss.