Woking’s penultimate pre-season friendly saw them travel to Motspur Park to take on Fulham U21s. As expected, Neal Ardley shuffled the pack from Saturday’s win over Tottenham U21s, with Luke Hall, Inih Effiong, Josh Osude and skipper Harry Beautyman starting amongst others.The hosts started brightly, and after a deflected shot from Terrell Works forced a corner, Charlie Robinson headed just wide at the near post.

They took a deserved lead after just over 20 minutes when a cut back was well finished by Terrell Works into the bottom right hand corner.

Fulham continued to shut the Cards out, nearly doubling their lead when Olly Sanderson’s blocked shot crept wide of the bottom corner. They did make it two when a slick passing move opened up the Woking defence, and Farhaan Ali Wahid was on end to dink the ball over Craig Ross.

To cap off a dominant half, they made it three when Sanderson impressively headed home a cross from Ali Wahid into the top corner and past Ross’s despairing dive.

Woking started the second half in better fashion than the first, and Luke Hall tested Marco Underwood with a dipping volley as the Cards sought to put things right.

They had a penalty when a through ball found Effiong, who was fouled by Underwood as he sought to round him. He dusted himself down to find the bottom corner from the spot after 65 minutes.

With their tails up, Osude, who had been dangerous all game, launched an audacious effort against the crossbar from the edge of the box.

The impressive Tariq Hinds took the ball down brilliantly, beating his man and driving into the box where he was just unable to pick out a man in grey for an easy finish.

Hinds then produced a superb low cross towards Tunji Akinola, who prodded into the bottom corner to reduce the deficit to one with less than ten minutes left.

A late Woking onslaught ensued with substitute Aiden O’Brien forcing a good low save out of Underwood after the ball fell kindly to the veteran forward.

There was no time left for the Cards to equalise, however, but several players completed 90 minutes and a good test ended 3-2 to Fulham.

Next up, Bournemouth U21s on Saturday before the curtain raiser at the Laithwaite against Carlisle.

Woking: Ross, Hinds, Tunji Akinola, Odusina, Parkes (Richards 60’), Tim Akinola, Andrews (Turner 45’), Beautyman (O’Brien 60’), Hall, Osude, Effiong

Subs: Verga, Okoli, Drewe, Ward, Ashford