Match Report | Cards rise up to third with victory

A well-fought second-half performance saw Woking come from behind to beat Maidstone United at home. Goals from Rohan Ince, Rhys Browne and Jim Kellermann saw the Cards keep their unbeaten league run and stretch it to eight games.

The hosts were immediately into the action from the whistle when Jermaine Anderson put a dangerous ball across the 6-yard box, but it just evaded the oncoming forwards.

Maidstone created their first opening when Jack Barham burst through before cutting the ball to Sam Corne, but his tame shot was comfortable for Craig Ross.

The Stones ‘keeper Ryan Sandford produced a fantastic left-handed save from Reece Grego-Cox moments later, which looked to be going in the top corner.

Anderson was involved in the action again when he was played through on the right-hand side, but his drive was straight at Sandford, who parried it wide.

The visitors took the lead though when Sam Corne had a shot from 20 yards out beat Ross.

Just before halftime, Sandford couldn’t shake off an injury he picked up moments before, so was replaced by Yusuf Mersin.

HT: Woking 0 - 1 Maidstone United

For the second half, Woking brought on new loanee defender from Peterborough United, Charlie O’Connell. He replaced Kyran Lofthouse.

The Cards were level on the hour mark when Rohan Ince rifled home just inside the box following good pressure.

Barham almost put Maidstone back in front with two separate opportunities. Firstly, he fired over the bar from close range. Then he also beat the offside trap and tried to bend the ball from a tight angle, but the save was comfortable for Ross.

Woking then took the lead for the first time when great skill from Padraig Amond on the wing gave him some space to find Rhys Browne at the back post, who nodded home. The finish took his season’s tally to ten goals, three of them for the Cards.

The match was wrapped up for the home side when a brilliant Jim Kellermann strike from distance beat Mersin at his near post.

FT: Woking 3 - 1 Maidstone United

Woking now move up to third in the Vanarama National League on goal difference. The focus will now turn to next Saturday’s fixture - York City will be the visitors in the first league double of the season.

Woking Starting XI: Ross, Lofthouse (46), Casey (59), Cuthbert, McNerney, Grego-Cox (88), Amond, Browne, Kellermann, Anderson, Ince
Subs: Daly, Johnson (88), O’Connell (46), Roles, Vokins (59)

Maidstone Starting XI: Sandford (45+2), Galvin, Ellul, Fowler, Corne, Barham (76), Odusanya (81), Booty, Pattisson, Greenidge, Deacon
Subs: Mersin (45+2), Fawole (76), Al-Hussaini, Lyons-Foster, Adarkwa (81)

Attendance: 2,002

Man of the Match: Jim Kellermann was picked by match sponsors, Millennium Locksmiths