Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 1, Newport County 0.
WimbledonAFC Wimbledon1NewportNewport County0
Toyosi Olusanya's late penalty saw AFC Wimbledon prepare for the play-offs with victory over Newport County.
Olusanya scored his first ever goal from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Ben Davies.
Wimbledon will face Accrington Stanley in the play-off semi-finals, while Newport end the season without a win in 11 games.
Warren Feeney's side, who had already secured League Two safety, finished nine points above the relegation zone.
Adebayo Akinfenwa had Wimbledon's best chance of a first half which was delayed for 10 minutes after team-mate Connor Smith suffered a head injury.
Newport's Lenell John-Lewis was denied by James Shea while Akinfenwa struck the post before substitute Olusanya's winner.
Newport County manager Warren Feeney told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "It looked like and end of season game.
"It's another sloppy goal we've given away but I think it's that little bit of belief in the final third that we're lacking and have been lacking for a while.
"I don't want to be in this position next year."
Line-ups
Wimbledon
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Shea
- 2Fuller
- 5Nightingale
- 20Sweeney
- 3Kennedy
- 18SmithSubstituted forBeereat 38'minutes
- 8Reeves
- 19Fitzpatrick
- 14AzeezSubstituted forRiggat 63'minutes
- 39MurphySubstituted forOlusanyaat 73'minutes
- 10Akinfenwa
Substitutes
- 11Rigg
- 16Beere
- 24McDonnell
- 25Gallagher
- 26Kaja
- 34Kalambayi
- 35Olusanya
Newport
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Taylor
- 2Holmes
- 21Partridge
- 16Hughes
- 5Davies
- 23Rodman
- 33Byrne
- 20Owen-EvansSubstituted forO'Sullivanat 63'minutes
- 3BarrowSubstituted forMeechanat 83'minutes
- 10John-LewisSubstituted forCoulibalyat 62'minutes
- 19Boden
Substitutes
- 4Jones
- 9Coulibaly
- 15Green
- 22Parselle
- 26Meechan
- 28O'Sullivan
- 49Angel
- Referee:
- Geoff Eltringham
- Attendance:
- 4,427
Match Stats
Home TeamWimbledonAway TeamNewport
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 1, Newport County 0.
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Attempt missed. Souleymane Coulibaly (Newport County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ryan Sweeney.
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Alex Rodman (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sean Rigg (AFC Wimbledon).
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Souleymane Coulibaly (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Will Nightingale (AFC Wimbledon).
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Foul by Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County).
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David Fitzpatrick (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Tom Meechan (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Tom Beere (AFC Wimbledon).
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Ben Davies (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Toyosi Olusanya (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Tom Meechan replaces Scott Barrow.
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Foul by Alex Rodman (Newport County).
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Sean Rigg (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Penalty conceded by Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County) after a foul in the penalty area.
Goal!
Goal! AFC Wimbledon 1, Newport County 0. Toyosi Olusanya (AFC Wimbledon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty AFC Wimbledon. Toyosi Olusanya draws a foul in the penalty area.
