Woking 3, Leigh RMI 0 by Martyn Hindley

RMI's house of cards came tumbling down in cataclysmic style on Bank Holiday Monday, as their second trip to the South East in as many weeks ended on a miserable note.

The Railwaymen have well and truly balanced their aces this season on a successful defensive partnership of Gerry Harrison, Neil Durkin and Wayne Maden but all that turned to jokers in a crazy 20 minute period in the second half that put Geoff Chapple's side on top of the Conference tree.

The calamity really started after the half-time interval when RMI players just couldn't get hold of the ball for love nor money but the record books will always recollect the 64th minute as the one which bust Leigh's pontoon.

With Woking players crowding the six-yard box in an orderly queue waiting to put the ball in the back of the net, it was something of a surprise that it was Grant Payne with a left-footed half-volley from the edge of the area that had to finish the job off - his thunderbolt offering Stuart Coburn little chance between the sticks.

Yet it almost defied logical thinking that the scoreline was blank at that stage anyway as the home side really found the groove after the interval.

Their passing was slick, off the ball movement was very impressive and the defence was disciplined enough to freeze the Railwaymen out of the game.

Coburn had made two saves of amazing agility to defy Warren Patmore's deft header and Payne's follow up, and had also had to be on full alert early doors when Jon Brady's mis-hit cross almost crept in at the far post.

But with Woking so dominant, it was only a matter of time before they added to their advantage. With Neil Durkin off the field - substituted with 25 minutes to go - organisation at the back seemed anachronistic.

Ben Abbey took full advantage to race away and lash confidently past the onrushing goalkeeper.

If ever there will be one moment that Coburn will want to forget though it is bound to be the error seven minutes from time that was made for a Christmas video compilation of comical sporting errors.

Having raced 30 yards to confront Patmore, he threw a reckless high foot at the ball, missed and could only watch in horror as the former Yeovil striker produced a diamond of an effort to stroke the ball home from a tight angle.

All this after Leigh had started brightly with Dino Maamria and Andy Heald creating great problems for the hosts in the early exchanges. That all petered away soon after though and unless Leigh get to grips with their own

individual errors at the back, their Conference status will be quick to disappear with it.