The already relegated Terras made one change for the visit to high-flying Woking with Ben Farrell replacing the suspended Stephen Reed.

Within three minutes of the start the Cards had boosted their chances of a play-off place – and Weymouth had conceded their 100th goal of the season.

Farrell failed to control a pass from Ollie Tribe allowing Giuseppe Sole to intercept and play Craig Faulconbridge in on the edge of the area – with Cameron Mawer relieving the pressure at the expense of a corner.

Keeper Michael Neish was unable to hold Nicky Nicolau’s in-swinging kick which slipped through his hands before hitting Faulconbridge and rebounding into the net.

Woking added a second on 13th minutes when Sole started a move which included five of his team- mates before drilling home from 20 yards.

Neish held on to Faulconbridge’s cross before the Terras first tested the home defence – Farrell and Scott Dixon combined to put Simon Radcliffe free on the left, but home keeper Ross Werner easily grabbed the skipper’s cross.

Rob Nicholls dispossessed Sole in midfield finding Jamie McGuin-ness, but the Weymouth man was a little optimistic as his 30-yard effort flew over the bar.

Tom Hutchinson headed wide from an Aswad Thomas free-kick before the large crowd was treated to the miss of the season.

Mark Ricketts cleverly found Ricky Anane on the left allowing the full-back to cut in and play the ball to the feet of Matthew Wright, standing just four yards from goal.

Somehow the home man managed to place his shot wide of the far post, but saw his embarrassment alleviated by an offside flag.

In first half stoppage time Carl Foster created an opening for Nicholls, but the youngster rushed his shot and fired wide, while at the other end Jamie Frampton was on hand to clear Faulconbridge’s header off the line.

The home side came out for the second half looking to put the game to bed with Hutchinson again heading high and Neish producing a great save when diving to his left to palm away a deflected shot from Moses Ademola.

The referee stunned everyone when he adjudged Warner to have picked up a back pass which appeared to have been a through ball from Evans, but McGuinness – having received Dixon’s free-kick – fired into the defensive wall.

Woking were making all the running – Faulconbridge forcing a save from Neish and then headed a cross from Nicolau high and the Terras cleared a corner from under the cross bar.

The Cards’ third goal was as good as any I have seen this season as they put together 12 passes before Ricketts played a ball into the area, Ademola helped it on leaving Nico-lau a simple tap-in, with 15 minutes left.

With the game now well beyond them the Terras played the role of King Canute – trying to stop the tide – as the home side, cheered on by more than 2,000 fans, pushed forward looking to boost their goal difference, but were let down by poor finishing.

Hutchinson cleared the crossbar from six yards, Ademola mis-kicked with the goal at his mercy and Nicolau shot wide from 15 yards.

With the game in added time Woking did add a fourth when Hutchinson’s long boot upfield cleared the Terras’ defence, allowing Ademola to slip in before a hesitant Neish and slot home.

There was barely time for the restart, but caretaker-manager Andy Harris – on for a cameo appearance as substitute – nearly had the last word when he received the ball and tried an audacious shot from all of 50 yards. With Werner struggling to regain his position the ball eventually dropped harmlessly over the cross bar.

In all honesty this was probably one match too far for the young Terras, but the result cannot take anything away from the effort they have put in to keep the name of Weymouth Football Club alive in very difficult times.