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A hard-fought contest saw the Shots narrowly lose to Woking in a match characterised by strong pressing.
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Woking started brightly, demonstrating their attacking intent with early circle entries.
However, they struggled to convert these opportunities into shots on target, allowing A&F to settle into the game.
Both teams employed effective high presses, disrupting play through the midfield and leading to a fragmented first half.
A Woking penalty corner was disallowed for height as the game remained goalless.
The Shots began to find their rhythm, and won a number of penalty corners.
The third corner saw Tammy Cherry's deflection narrowly fly over the bar.
The Shots asserted themselves in the second half, and intelligent runs from Fiona Stewart and Emily Desmond created a few opportunities.
Woking continued to pose a threat. Shots keeper Taylor Goodrich made a number of fine saves, and Louise Laws and Laura Gibson made crucial clearances off the line to prevent Woking taking the lead.
After a long period of pressure Woking capitalised on a quick long corner, catching the Shots off guard. The visitors created an overload and slotted the ball into an open goal to take the lead.
The Shots pushed hard for an equaliser and Eloise White came close when her deflected effort was saved by the Woking goalkeeper.
Despite a late surge and a period of sustained pressure, the Shots were unable to find an equaliser and ultimately fell short.
A&F’s ladies’ bounced back from that defeat with a 1-0 win at Folkestone Optimist.
The Shots started brightly with some strong build-up play.
Folkestone won a few corners, but A&F held firm and Shots keeper Taylor Goodrich dealt with a series of scrambles in the D.
Emily Desmond thought she had given A&F the lead, but her goal was disallowed.
Tammy Cherry took Folkestone on down the right-hand baseline and won a corner for her troubles.
The corner eventually found Sacha Mullins, and her effort hit the crossbar.
The Shots won another corner and took the lead thanks to an excellent strike from Desmond.
A&F led 1-0 at half-time.
The Shots hoped to press home their advantage in the second half.
Fiona Stewart showed her skill down the left-hand side and Sophie Edwards cut through Folkestone from the right, but the home side produced some solid tackles.
Sophia Fielding's aerials got A&F out of trouble when they were under pressure by the hosts.
Cherry and Hannah Wrench linked up nicely in the midfield, but the Shots couldn't capitalise on their attacks.
Folkestone upped the pressure, but A&F held on despite some challenging moments.
Phoebe Bryant received a green card, which meant Desmond had to make an appearance in defence.
Laws got everything in the way of a Folkestone attack, and a home player received a green card for hitting the ball away as Folkestone’s frustration spilled over.
The last five minutes saw the whole A&F team defending in the 25 at times, but the Shots held on to pick up a crucial three points and go above Folkestone in the league table.