Aldershot Town 2-1 Woking - FA Trophy Semi-Final - Saturday 5th April 2025 (Match Day Thread)

[Hereford Shots]

Just back to Wales. Great result but a very tense match. Eastbank excellent today. Looking forward to Wembley

[NTR_12]

Did not enjoy that at all, but delighted with the outcome.

I thought we looked scared and when Woking took the lead I didn’t think we’d figure out a way of breaking them down.

Today was always going to be about the result and nothing else. We got it and I don’t care that the red card was soft.

[CH]

9 minutes was fully justified with their keepers time wasting all second half. Felt it was lenient on Woking if anything.

Noticed he sped up after Barhams goal

[East Kent Shots]

Made hard work of it, didn’t play great and let Effiong do too much.

However…

WE ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY !!!!!

Armitage had him in his pocket all game!

He really didn’t.

We won though

Key thing we all agree on is we won.

Agree we made hard work of it. A few great players from this season were below par today but it was about the result and that is what will be remembered.

Not a red for me.

Back 3 were class.

Jack Barham is officially a legend.

[SteveyAsp]

I totally agree, embarrassing! I believe it spoils a great Shots day. I do hope it's appealed as we would do exactly that!!!

Oh pipe down, it doesn’t “spoil” anything. We’re going to Wembley!!!

As you can see from this thread there are several recognisable honest posters on here who have all said the same thing. Some of us have standards which Widdrington failed to show. Therefore the victory has been spoilt and Woking rightly have a grievance.

From where I was in the South Stand it looked a nailed on penalty.
It doesn't take the shine off the victory for me....We've had plenty go against us over the years.
We're going to Wembley!

[Weybourne Shot]

Nobody can say we don't deserve to be in the Final..We've had a bit of luck in the draws yes like you always need but we have taken the competition very seriously throughout, given it due respect and scored loads of goals.

[Harlow Massive]

Absolutely pathetic of Widdrington. He doesn't deserve to be called by his first name. A mild coming together is all it is. Of course on top of this Rob said Widdrington senior obtained yet another yellow card. Neither of them help themselves.

I totally agree, embarrassing! I believe it spoils a great Shots day. I do hope it's appealed as we would do exactly that!!!

Oh pipe down, it doesn’t “spoil” anything. We’re going to Wembley!!!

Plenty of play acting coming from Woking players on the floor for large amounts of time and their keeper delaying play as well. Agree it’s not a red but who cares!

Yawn .............

[Aldershot]

Photo Credit: Gary Heemskerk

[Shots2000]

Better team won. Woking were poor I thought.

Incredible scenes in the end and wow the atmosphere was amazing very partisan which helped us.

[beechcroft]

Some on here are saying they thought Woeking were poor, i didn't, i thought they played ok .

[Shots2000]

Some on here are saying they thought Woeking were poor, i didn't, i thought they played ok .

They didn’t string more than 5 passes together

[Alex]

Some on here are saying they thought Woeking were poor, i didn't, i thought they played ok .

For most of the match they were looking more dangerous than us.

Effiong was a nuisance and on another day he might’ve scored a hatrick.

Doesn’t matter now though!

[beechcroft]

Some on here are saying they thought Woeking were poor, i didn't, i thought they played ok .

They didn’t string more than 5 passes together

I must have been watching a different game then !

[Morrissey's Scorcher]

What a wonderful day, especially delighted for those fans that have stuck with the club. Thoughts are with my late dad tonight, he so much wanted to see the Shots play at Wembley (though we did see them play at the other Wembley). He supported the Shots since 1946, sadly just seven years too late for him but he would be so pleased. Must admit listening to the game on the interweb, I feared the worst when the pen was saved and then Woking went down to ten and took the lead! So good to see the Shots succeed in a big home game.

[Silasgoldeen]

They definitely started brighter and we didn't really find a way to consistently trouble them all game. They stifled our left, Josh was quiet, we couldn't really create any attacking patterns. But as others have said, derby semi final is about the result. Never mind how.