Ebbsfleet United 1 Woking 0 match report: Dominic Poleon goal lifts Danny Searle’s team out of National League relegation zone

Ebbsfleet climbed out of the National League relegation zone with a battling victory over Woking on Tuesday night.

In a tense affair, the Fleet made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season thanks to leading scorer Dominic Poleon’s well-taken first-half goal.

There was no surprise that the Fleet were unchanged from the side that beat Eastleigh 3-0 on Saturday.

There was an early sight of goal within two minutes but Franklin Domi dragged his shot into the side netting from an acute angle.

There was a contender for most ridiculous yellow card of the season after seven minutes when Woking striker Lewis Walker conceded a free-kick and then promptly barged into Toby Edser as he looked to take it quickly. Referee Jason Richardson will not have an easier decision to make all season.

Woking, who looked a threat as they went man-for-man across the pitch and left good numbers up high had two chances in a minute but Jayden Luker shot wide from 20 yards and Dennon Lewis’ ambitious volley was high and wide.

Ebbsfleet took the lead on 18 minutes. Winning the ball in numbers inside their own half, the Fleet broke quickly as Domi advanced and played in Poleon. The striker produced an excellent finish over keeper Alexis Andre Jr for his 14th goal of the season.

The advantage was nearly doubled three minutes later but when the ball was recycled to Luke O’Neill following a corner, his near-post drive was beaten away by the keeper.

Woking nearly levelled on 25 minutes when Fleet keeper Mark Cousins could only palm away Ricky Korboa’s cross. The ball fell perfectly for Lewis, whose right-foot shot was blocked on the line by a combination of O’Neill and the impressive Ben Chapman.

Korboa’s 20-yard shot was comfortably saved by