Kenley Hockey Club men’s second XI thumped Woking’s fourths 5-0 in a six-pointer bottom of the table crash last weekend.

Both teams started in nervous fashion but Kenley’s defence, demolished by Richmond the previous weekend, was holding firm.

Kenley could perhaps have been a goal up at the break but for some last-ditch keeping in the Woking goal, and balls going agonisingly across the goal.

Despite this pressure, the half ended goalless, but Kenley immediately turned up the heat after the restart.

The deadlock was broken after 10 minutes when Ollie Maurice stole in with some clever close control to flick the ball home at the near post.

This gave Kenley added confidence and Rufus Veness and Dave Cork were playing some dangerous balls in from the flanks.

Woking then forced a succession of corners, and even hit the Kenley backboard, only for the goal to be ruled out for a deliberate back-stick.

But Kenley soon doubled their lead through a penalty corner straight off the training ground. Neat interplay with Maurice, finished with Andy Carpenter slotting Kenley’s second past the stranded keeper.

Sean Fayle added a third and Kenley then laid siege to the Woking goal.

With Mark Hayden and Kris Blamiers marking the visitors out of the game, Woking began to sit deeper and depper.

Maurice added another goal to make it 4-0 and then, after a determined run from right-back Martin Bateman, completed his hat-trick.

The result leaves Kenley ninth in the table, five points clear of Woking with three games to play.