Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 0, Mansfield Town 1.
WimbledonAFC Wimbledon0MansfieldMansfield Town1
Vadaine Oliver's second-half strike helped 10-man Mansfield to an away win at AFC Wimbledon.
The visitors started the brighter side, but they were reduced to 10 men in the first half when Robert Taylor saw red for a two-footed lunge on Sammy Moore.
Mansfield then broke the deadlock two minutes after the break, when Crewe loanee Oliver raced on to a direct ball before rolling past keeper James Shea.
Dannie Bulman had three chances for the home team but Mansfield clung on.
AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley told BBC London 94.9:
"We struggled a little bit the first half, getting to grips with their shape.
"We were too narrow and we gave the onus to them, so then we tried to put a bit more width into it.
"In the second half we had a game plan and we were on the front foot. But we gave them the goal early on and that makes it hard.
"On another day we would have had a bit of luck and taken one of our three or four half chances we had. The boys have given everything after a scrappy, difficult first half."
Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"The boys gave me absolutely everything, their heart and soul. I'm over the moon for them.
"They ran themselves into the ground. They have gone through the brick wall today and that is what I ask of them.
"At the minute we are not a team competing at the top of the table, which is our aim. We are in a battle, a challenge and today is a tiny step towards where we need to go."
Line-ups
Wimbledon
Formation 4-4-2
- 20Shea
- 2Fuller
- 27Barrett
- 33GoodmanBooked at 79mins
- 17Kennedy
- 7Francomb
- 8MooreSubstituted forPellat 84'minutes
- 4Bulman
- 11RiggBooked at 57mins
- 10AkinfenwaSubstituted forAzeezat 6'minutesSubstituted forOakleyat 75'minutes
- 9Tubbs
Substitutes
- 12Pell
- 14Azeez
- 22Nightingale
- 23Oakley
- 26McDonnell
- 29Harrison
- 31Sutherland
Mansfield
Formation 4-4-2
- 23Evtimov
- 2Sutton
- 6TafazolliBooked at 40mins
- 26Waterfall
- 15FreemanBooked at 87mins
- 24BrownBooked at 58mins
- 28ClementsSubstituted forHeslopat 84'minutes
- 12McGuire
- 22TaylorBooked at 34mins
- 25OliverBooked at 45minsSubstituted forBinghamat 56'minutes
- 9RheadSubstituted forPalmerat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Studer
- 3Riley
- 7Bell
- 11Bingham
- 14Palmer
- 16Heslop
- 17Lambe
- Referee:
- Darren Deadman
- Attendance:
- 3,790
Match Stats
Home TeamWimbledonAway TeamMansfield
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away6
- Corners
- Home6
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 0, Mansfield Town 1.
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Attempt missed. Harry Pell (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt blocked. Dannie Bulman (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Harry Pell (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Dimitar Evtimov.
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Attempt saved. Matt Tubbs (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt saved. Matt Tubbs (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by James Shea.
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Attempt saved. Ritchie Sutton (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt missed. Matt Tubbs (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Ollie Palmer replaces Matthew Rhead because of an injury.
Booking
Kieran Freeman (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Dannie Bulman (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kieran Freeman (Mansfield Town).
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Harry Pell replaces Sammy Moore.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Simon Heslop replaces Chris Clements.
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Dannie Bulman (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Matthew Rhead (Mansfield Town).
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Attempt missed. George Oakley (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
