Woking and Altrincham shared a 1-1 draw on Tuesday evening, a result that felt fair given how the game unfolded across its ninety minutes.
Altrincham settled the quicker of the two sides. Tylor Golden gave them an early foothold in the thirteenth minute, and while Sam Barnes was active down the flank in the sixteenth, it was Harry Beautyman who levelled for Woking at twenty-four minutes, converting to restore parity before the half had properly opened up. Tom Crawford picked up a booking on the stroke of half-time, a sign of the tension building between the two sets of players.
Woking made their move after the interval. Luke Hutchinson came on in the fifty-ninth minute, and the home side grew into the second half with greater intent. Dale Gorman and Jamie Andrews both received yellow cards in the sixty-seventh minute as the game sharpened in its tempo. Eddy Jones and Kahrel Reddin were introduced by Altrincham shortly after, with Chinwike Okoli following a minute later, the visitors evidently seeking fresh legs to hold the result.
The closing stages grew fractious. Lucas Weaver was booked in the eightieth minute, and the final ten minutes produced a flurry of late cautions for Andrews, Golden, Reddin, Dan Sassi and T. Taylor, reflecting a match that had long since shed any pretence of composure.
Neither side found a winner. Both will feel they had enough to take all three points.
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