Match ends, Exeter City 3, AFC Wimbledon 2.
ExeterExeter City3WimbledonAFC Wimbledon2
Exeter won their first home League Two game in six as they beat AFC Wimbledon.
The visitors took the lead through Adebayo Akinfenwa's powerful strike, but then saw Dannie Bulman sent off for a tackle on Connor Riley-Lowe.
Ryan Harley set up Tom Nichols for the equaliser and the young striker then scored from the penalty spot after a foul on Clinton Morrison.
David Wheeler made it 3-1 after a free-flowing move, before keeper James Hamon's own goal gave the Dons hope.
The win moves Exeter above Wimbledon into 11th, six points outside of the play-off spots.
AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley told BBC London 94.9:
"We didn't defend well enough at times, one-to-one defending wasn't good enough.
"When we did get into the dangerous areas, they moved it well and they caused us problems.
"After a really good start, it all went wrong and 23 minutes in they tell me Bully went in two-footed, if he did then he's cost the team a long trip and an away performance really.
"To concede a really soft, soft penalty is really hard to take."
Line-ups
Exeter
Formation 4-3-3
- 21Hamon
- 11Davies
- 6Ribeiro
- 15Moore-Taylor
- 25Riley-LoweBooked at 24mins
- 7Sercombe
- 8Oakley
- 33Harley
- 23NichollsSubstituted forWheelerat 61'minutes
- 20Nichols
- 34MorrisonSubstituted forMcCreadyat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Bennett
- 10Keohane
- 22Wheeler
- 27Jay
- 30Pym
- 31Cummins
- 35McCready
Wimbledon
Formation 4-4-2
- 26McDonnell
- 2Fuller
- 40OshilajaBooked at 80mins
- 36Winfield
- 3Smith
- 7Francomb
- 19Reeves
- 4BulmanBooked at 25mins
- 35PotterSubstituted forAzeezat 63'minutes
- 27TannerSubstituted forMooreat 64'minutes
- 10AkinfenwaSubstituted forKennedyat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Worner
- 8Moore
- 11Rigg
- 14Azeez
- 15Phillips
- 17Kennedy
- 30Fitzpatrick
- Referee:
- Darren Deadman
- Attendance:
- 3,713
Match Stats
Home TeamExeterAway TeamWimbledon
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home11
- Away1
- Corners
- Home6
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home4
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Exeter City 3, AFC Wimbledon 2.
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Attempt missed. Dave Winfield (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Connor Riley-Lowe (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Barry Fuller (AFC Wimbledon).
Goal!
Own Goal by James Hamon, Exeter City. Exeter City 3, AFC Wimbledon 2.
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Adebayo Azeez (AFC Wimbledon) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Christian Ribeiro.
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Attempt saved. Tom Nichols (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Tom McCready (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Foul by David Wheeler (Exeter City).
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Adedeji Oshilaja (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Christian Ribeiro (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Adebayo Azeez (AFC Wimbledon).
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Attempt missed. Callum Kennedy (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
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Foul by David Wheeler (Exeter City).
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Jack Smith (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Exeter City. Tom McCready replaces Clinton Morrison.
Booking
Adedeji Oshilaja (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card.
