Aldershot Town manager Tommy Widdrington felt his side could have claimed all three points after a hard-fought goalless draw against Woking in the National League on Boxing Day.

The Shots upped the pressure in the second half but were unable to find a breakthrough as the points were shared in front of a bumper crowd of 5,970 at The EBB Stadium.

“I think both teams probably could lay claim to winning the game,” said Widdrington.

“I thought we had slightly more better opportunities in the second half than they did, and by hook or by crook they kept the ball out the net – which is fair play to them. We move on to the next game now – it’s gone.”

The Shots had conceded nine goals in their past two National League games against Eastleigh and Chesterfield, and Widdrington was pleased to see his side keep a clean sheet.

“We’ve managed to keep a clean sheet, which is something we haven’t been able to do in the past two games, but that’s something that’s really important,” he said. “One goal would have won the game for either side, but I think we deserved to score more than one goal on the day.

“We trade off one or two things because we like to play attacking football and we want to create chances, but you can’t just outscore teams all the time.

“You’ve got to be in the game to win 1-0, and we’ve done that on occasions against Kidderminster and Halifax. All of those ingredients are needed to be a successful team.

“Last season we took no points out of the two games against Woking, so to take one in the first game is a positive in itself.

“It shows there has been a bit of a shift between the two clubs.”

The bumper crowd created a lively atmosphere at The EBB Stadium, and Widdrington was full of praise for the Shots’ fans.

“From where I was stood it looked like everybody was behaving themselves,” he said.

“There was plenty of voice from both sets of fans.

“The numbers that have turned out to get behind us has been outstanding all season and lets hope we have another bumper crowd up at their place.”

The Shots and Woking face a quick turnaround with the return fixture taking place at Kingfield Stadium on New Year’s Day (3pm), and Widdrington feels both sides will know each other better after the Boxing Day draw.

“It’s a bit of a sparring match isn’t it – you’ve had a couple of rounds with each other,” he said.

“Now you know what’s coming I suppose but there’s probably going to be changes in both teams between now and then depending on how the lads regroup and how they are fitness-wise.

“We tend to approach games as confidently as we can knowing what we want to do.

“We take into account and respect the opposition whoever it is that we play, but now the players have seen them up close and personal we know what’s coming and we’ll have an idea of how we can hopefully win the game.”

Shots keeper Jordi van Stappershoef was named man-of-the-match on Boxing Day, and Widdrington was pleased for his number one.

“I don’t think he had a great deal to do,” he said. “I thought he dealt with crosses well.

“They put a lot of balls under his bar from set plays whenever they could and he made one save towards the end, which because it was 0-0 at the time it made it a bit more magnified. I thought he was the least busy of the two goalkeepers by a long chalk.

“I’m pleased for him because he doesn’t get enough credit.

“We’ve conceded a lot of goals this season and not a lot have been his fault, so when he does make one save like he did it was an important one at 0-0.

“It’s an anomaly for us not to score a goal so hopefully we can remedy that next week.

“I didn’t think I’d see a 0-0 in a game we played this season, but we have now and one’s enough.”