Neal Ardley begins Woking reign with win over Altrincham

Jermaine Anderson scored a late winner as Woking made a victorious start under new manager Neal Ardley with a 2-1 triumph over Altrincham in the Vanarama National League.

Ardley has ‘values wanted’ at Woking

“His battles with relegation and team rebuilding processes are all invaluable experiences that he’ll have learned from. Neal has the values we want in our head coach.”

Ardley scored 26 goals in 301 appearances for Wimbledon FC as a player. Before the club moved to Milton Keynes.

The former midfielder also represented Watford, Cardiff City and Millwall in a 16-year playing career.

After taking over as manager at AFC Wimbledon in 2012, Ardley steered the club to League Two safety on the final day of his first season

Frank Vincent hit the post early on for the https://ufabet999.app hosts at the Laithwaite Community Stadium but Altrincham’s Matty Kosylo, Alex Newby and George Wilson all tested home goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen.

Inih Effiong opened the scoring for Woking just before the hour after being fed by Harry Beautyman but Regan Linney teed up Newby for a 71st-minute equaliser.

Anderson put the Cards back ahead eight minutes from time when he scrambled in from a corner and Ardley’s side survived a barrage of late pressure to secure the points.