Woking succumbed to a home defeat against a high-flying Forest Green Rovers side, who extended their impressive run with a 2-0 victory at The Laithwaite Community Stadium. The result sees Forest Green strengthen their hold on the top spot in the National League, while Woking remain in the lower reaches of the table.
Forest Green began the match strongly and their early pressure paid off in the 10th minute when Jayden Clarke, assisted by Kairo Mitchell, opened the scoring. Woking struggled to mount a response against Forest Green’s well-drilled defence. In the 16th minute, Forest Green made an early substitution, with Jordan Moore-Taylor replacing Abraham Kanu in a tactical adjustment.
After the interval, Woking sought to reduce the deficit, but Forest Green remained steadfast. Tom Knowles increased the visitors’ advantage in the 59th minute, with Isaac Moore providing the assist. Woking manager Neal Ardley responded with a double substitution in the 63rd minute, introducing Matt Ward and Tim Akinola in place of Harry Beautyman and Jake Forster-Caskey, respectively, in an attempt to revitalise his team.
Further changes followed as Jayden Clarke, who scored the opening goal, was replaced by James Balagizi in the 69th minute. A minute later, Woking brought on Josh Osude for Aiden O’Brien. Despite these alterations, Woking were unable to penetrate the Forest Green defence. In the 88th minute, Forest Green made a late double substitution, with Neil Kengni and Adriel Walker replacing Isaac Moore and Kairo Mitchell, respectively.
The match concluded with a 0-2 scoreline, reflecting Forest Green’s superiority. They now sit comfortably atop the National League with 24 points, while Woking remain further down the table with 8 points.
