Substitutes not used: Ellis, L Wye.Referee: M Riley (Leeds).Bookings: Coventry: Telfer. Substitutes not used: Hall, Ducros, Filan (gk).Woking (5-2-1-2): Batty; S Wye, Howard, Brown, Foster, Taylor; Jones, Thompson; Steele; Hunter (Hay, 80), Walker. It will be when the sides re- engage a week tomorrow at Kingfield Stadium, where Woking, conquerors of West Bromwich Albion six years ago, have a chance to bring Coventry's Sutton United nightmare back to life.Goals: Jess (75) 1-0; Thompson (89) 1-1.Coventry City (3-5-2): Ogrizovic; Shaw, Borrows, Williams; Telfer, Richardson, Jess, McAllister, Salako; Huckerby, Whelan. It may well have been a pounds 17m side against one that cost less than pounds 50,000; but it was also 11 men against 11 others. After several minutes in which the ball flew in and out of the home side's penalty area, a sequence of headers ended with Thompson, a hive of industry throughout, taking advantage of a fortunate ricochet to stab home the equaliser.Strachan was justifiably cross at seeing a winning chance squandered but perhaps it is money that confuses his view of the broader picture.

Even the goalscorer Steve Thompson, the 33-year-old midfielder whose background as a former RAF physical training instructor appealed to the romantics, has more than 50 appearances (with Bristol City and Wycombe Wanderers) to his name.Only in fitness were they at an appreciable disadvantage, the limited benefits of a two-nights-a-week training schedule exposed in the period before Eoin Jess's goal, when they were pretty much run ragged.Where Coventry failed was that, once in front, they relaxed, apparently so sure the job was done that they allowed Woking to invade territory previously kept out of bounds. Several managers, Howard Wilkinson and Kevin Keegan among them, have questioned the wisdom of delivering a verdict while adrenalin and emotion are still running high and Strachan's rage seemed to support their point.To the impartial observer, at least, Coventry's performance in a twice- postponed third-round tie was far from the "disgrace" of Strachan's impassioned condemnation; merely that of an inconsistent, vulnerable team at the wrong end of one over-hyped league confronted with opponents from another of sometimes underestimated quality.The GM Vauxhall Conference houses several clubs who would hold their own in the Third or Second Divisions of the Nationwide League, and Woking, who had beaten Millwall and Cambridge in earlier rounds, appeared not only at ease in their surroundings but confident enough to eschew any thought of behaving as Cup minnows are expected to do.Defeated only once in 14 Cup and Conference matches since October, they made defence their priority but, far from seeking to unsettle their opponents with crude tactics in attack, instead played cat and mouse, passing and probing with a degree of patience and maturity that probably took Coventry by surprise.The Premiership side, who hit the woodwork twice in the first half and had Woking under the cosh in the minutes before Eoin Jess gave them the lead, found the greater penetration but there was little evidence of the class divide some might have been expecting.Clive Walker's background with Chelsea and Sunderland is well known but most of Saturday's team have some League experience. "What happened will not be tolerated." It was all good, headline-making stuff but at the same time an argument against the post-match exposition that goes with being in charge. "Our performance was indefensible," he said, before unleashing a stream of disparaging adjectives. "I've not spoken to the players," he explained to reporters, "because I wouldn't know where to begin." In fact, he soon found a starting point. But while Coventry quivered in the Highfield Road dressing room in anticipation of a broadside from their flame-haired Scottish manager, Strachan's feelings in the wake of Woking's last-gasp equaliser were being voiced elsewhere.

Gordon Strachan's fury knew no bounds. Hong Chia-yuh (Tai) 72 74 70 69; J Haeggman (Swe) 72 71 70 72.. 283 D Howell 69 72 75 67; S Leaney (Aus) 69 72 75 67; R Allenby (Aus) 73 73 70 67; M Campbell (NZ) 70 71 74 68; P O'Malley (Aus) 73 68 74 68; M Farry (Fr) 72 70 72 69; B Langer (Ger) 73 72 69 69 284 I Woosnam 74 70 71 69 285 C Montgomerie 71 74 73 67. 282 N Faldo 70 72 70 70; F Couples (US) 68 76 67 71; A Painter (Aus) 67 73 67 75. "I had seven weeks off and then expected to do the same as Sun City." His 15th place finish earned him a more modest prize than at the Million Dollar but the rust should be out of the system when he goes on to Perth this week.JOHNNIE WALKER CLASSIC (Hope Island, Queensland) Leading final scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 278 E Els (SA) 70 68 71 69 279 M Long (NZ) 68 68 71 72; P Lonard (Aus) 69 69 69 72.

A 30-footer at the first got the Scot on his way and he added five more birdies and an eagle at the 17th."I possibly was a bit unprepared," said the four-time European No 1. Colin Montgomerie came closest, on course for a new record before dropping a stroke at the last. "I made a complete mess of the hole," Faldo said.Despite the absence of the wind that had blown earlier in the tournament and the softer greens due to the rain, still no one beat 67. Both suffered double bogey sevens at the 11th to drop out of contention, the American by finding the water, but Faldo, wearing his personalised short sleeve rain jacket, by taking five to get down from 48 yards.His third shot, a half pitch, failed to make the green, and his chip finished on the fringe, from where he took three putts. He was only one of three big names on the leaderboard, Nick Faldo and Fred Couples finishing fourth with Painter, four behind.

That penalty and my birdie at the next made the difference."Long had to settle for pounds 60,795 instead of the pounds 116,660 won by Els but both he and Lonard, who played in Europe for two years before falling ill from a mosquito bite, earned enough to be eligible for affiliate membership of the European tour.Should Els, 27, rejoin the European circuit, he would have a handy advantage on the money list. "In golf, players have to take on themselves if they break the rules," Els said "That's why it is a game played by gentlemen. "It wasn't my money to start with or my tournament."Long finished tied for second with Lonard, while Els' 69 gave him a stroke- victory. "I was going to play the ball where it was, but the official said to replace it," Long added. Els saved the 28-year-old a further stroke penalty by calling for an official ruling. "I put the putter behind the ball, had one last look at the line, but when I looked down again the ball was against the putter."It had only moved half a roll and no one else would have seen it but, if I had gone on to win, it would have felt a hollow victory," he said.