Match Details
Gateshead
Woking
Gateshead travel to Woking in the final Saturday afternoon kick off of the season on April 22 (3pm).
The Heed secured Vanarama National League safety with a goalless draw against Dorking Wanderers in midweek, leaving them seven points above the drop zone with only two games remaining for Torquay United in 21st place.
Gateshead have three league fixtures remaining before turning focus to the Isuzu FA Trophy final on May 21, and travel to play-off chasers Woking to kick off the final seven days of league action.
Woking, on the other hand, have all to play for in the league and are locked in the battle for third place having already secured their play-off spot.
The Cardinals sit four points behind third-placed Chesterfield – with one game in hand – and also have to face Solihull Moors and FC Halifax Town before the season’s end.
Darren Sarll’s side have picked up more points away (39) than at home (37) so far, and have won just one from their last five at the Laithwaite Community Stadium, though they have avoided defeat in nine.
Veteran forward Padraig Amond has scored 12 goals this season while Rhys Browne has netted 11, including one against Gateshead earlier this season whilst at Wealdstone.
Heed View
“We’ll analyse how we can beat Woking, that’s the main focus,” said captain Greg Olley following Tuesday’s draw against Dorking Wanderers.
“They’re still playing for places so it’s not going to be an easy game, that’s for sure.
“We can’t concentrate on Wembley too soon or the form will dip at the wrong time, and we don’t want that.”
Opposition View
“I saw them at Eastleigh the other week and I thought they were very good, Mike has done an outstanding job,” said Woking boss, Darren Sarll.
“In this calendar year so far they’re one of the teams, but the evidence is there in this division that every game has to be taken on its own individual right.
“Hopefully the re-introduction of the added players is going to be a real positive for us and we can push on now until the end of the league campaign.”
Team News
Elliot Forbes, Kenton Richardson and Lewis Knight remain unavailable through injury.
Will Harris is set to return to the squad following an absence through illness.
Ticketing Information
Tickets are available to purchase online here, with admission priced at:
Adults: £20
Concessions: £15
Next-Gen: £12
Under 16s: £5
Woking FC highly encourage advance sales. Pre-purchased prices are £2 cheaper than at the gate (e.g. Adult tickets are £22 on the gate) in an effort to keep tickets affordable and reduce queue times at the turnstiles.
Gateshead supporters have been allocated the Chris Lane Terrace and some seats in the Seymours Community Stand.
If you require a carer ticket, please contact tickets@wokingfc.co.uk and Woking can add the extra ticket to your order.
Live Streaming
Supporters outside the UK can watch Saturday’s game live from the Laithwaite Community Stadium via www.nationalleaguetv.com, with match day passes priced at £9.50.
Fans will have the ability to switch between any National League match streamed on any given match day.
Substitutes
Substitutes
Gateshead were handed a narrow 2-1 defeat at play-off contenders Woking.
Rhys Browne’s early double put the hosts in control at Laithwaite Community Stadium, and although Adam Campbell’s second half strike followed by a number of chances gave The Heed hope, their efforts proved in vain as Woking held out.
The home side got off to a flying start when Browne rose unmarked in the penalty area to head home a corner after three minutes, and it took another nine for him to find his second via the penalty spot.
Lirak Hasani was judged to have brought down Sol Nwabuokei inside the area, leaving Browne to step up and slam past Filip Marschall to double his side’s lead and leave Gateshead with a tough task to recover any points.
Jim Kellerman, Kacper Lopata and Browne all saw efforts clear Marschall’s goal in their efforts to make it three before the break, though Gateshead would regroup at the interval and re-emerge a new side in the second 45.
The visitors created the best chances in the latter period, and halved the deficit through a hint of good fortune on 64 minutes when Stephen Wearne and Adam Campbell combined before the forward sent a deflected effort past Will Jaaskelainen from 20 yards.
Jaaskelainen was called upon to preserve his side’s lead shortly afterwards when Ed Francis looked to find the bottom corner with a 25-yard free kick, diving low to his right to push wide.
Gateshead saw two big chances pass by in the dying minutes, and both through Owen Bailey, as he first sent a rebound over the bar after Wearne’s shot was parried before then seeing a header tipped wide by a full-stretch Jaaskelainen, who made sure three points remained in Surrey.
Gateshead: Marschall, Bailey, Storey, Pye, Hasani, Wearne, Whelan, Francis, Olley, Campbell (Conteh, 84′), Dinanga (Harris, 84′).
Substitutes: Montgomery, Tinkler, Ward.
Goals: Campbell (64′)
Yellow Cards: Storey (31′), Francis (33′)
Woking: Jaaskelainen, Cuthbert, Daly, Casey, Moss, Ince, Lopata (McNerney, 73′), Kellerman (O’Connell, 46′), Nwabuokei, Browne (Wakefield, 65′), Amond.
Substitutes: Wilkinson, Dackers.
Goals: Browne (3′, 12′ (pen))
Yellow Cards: Moss (41′), Kellerman (43′), Casey (90+3′)
Attendance: 3,519 (71 Gateshead)
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