Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 1, Accrington Stanley 0.
14 May 2016
Dons strike late to take play-off advantage
Tom Beere struck in stoppage time to give AFC Wimbledon a narrow first-leg lead over Accrington Stanley in their League Two play-off semi-final.
The hosts' Lyle Taylor dragged a low shot just wide in a first half that did not produce a single shot on target.
Substitutes Tarique Fosu and Adebayo Akinfenwa struck the post for Accrington and Wimbledon respectively.
Beere's low finish gave the Dons the advantage going into Wednesday's return leg at the Crown Ground.
- Relive Wimbledon's win over Accrington
Accrington, who were denied automatic promotion on the final day of the regular season, arrived at Kingsmeadow on the back of five consecutive away wins.
But both sides struggled to get going in a nervy first half which lacked quality.
The Dons, who are appearing in the Football League play-offs for the first time since the phoenix club's formation in 2002, were playing on the 28th anniversary of Wimbledon's famous FA Cup win over Liverpool.
They grabbed a fifth win in six home games in the final moments of the game when Beere kept his cool to slot in past a crowd of players and net his first ever goal for the club.
The hosts had earlier appealed for a penalty, after the ball appeared to strike Accrington's Tom Davies on the arm in the area from a dangerous free-kick.
- Line-ups
- Match Stats
- Live Text
Line-ups
Wimbledon
- 29Roos
- 2Fuller
- 6Robinson
- 32Charles
- 3Kennedy
- 11RiggSubstituted forBeereat 86'minutes
- 8Reeves
- 4Bulman
- 17Barcham
- 9ElliottSubstituted forAkinfenwaat 59'minutes
- 33TaylorSubstituted forAzeezat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Shea
- 10Akinfenwa
- 14Azeez
- 16Beere
- 19Fitzpatrick
- 20Sweeney
- 39Murphy
Accrington
- 1Etheridge
- 2Pearson
- 5Davies
- 22Buxton
- 24Hughes
- 7MingoiaSubstituted forMcCartanat 88'minutes
- 28Conneely
- 18Brown
- 11McConvilleSubstituted forFosu-Henryat 58'minutes
- 8Windass
- 29KeeSubstituted forGornellat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Winnard
- 10Gornell
- 17McCartan
- 26Boco
- 30Fosu-Henry
- 33Mooney
- 34Halliday
- Referee:
- Steve Martin
- Attendance:
- 4,870
Match Stats
Home TeamWimbledonAway TeamAccrington
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away3
- Corners
- Home4
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away10
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 1, Accrington Stanley 0.
Attempt missed. Tom Davies (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Buxton with a cross following a set piece situation.
Scott Brown (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Andy Barcham (AFC Wimbledon).
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Darius Charles.
Attempt saved. Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Terry Gornell with a headed pass.
Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon).
Foul by Terry Gornell (Accrington Stanley).
Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! AFC Wimbledon 1, Accrington Stanley 0. Tom Beere (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Tom Beere (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adebayo Akinfenwa.
Hand ball by Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon).
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt blocked. Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Robinson.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Shay McCartan replaces Piero Mingoia.
Foul by Tarique Fosu-Henry (Accrington Stanley).
Tom Beere (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Adam Buxton (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adebayo Azeez (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Tom Beere replaces Sean Rigg.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Tom Davies.
Attempt blocked. Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Kennedy with a cross.
Foul by Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley).
Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Accrington Stanley. Adam Buxton tries a through ball, but Terry Gornell is caught offside.
Adam Buxton (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon).
Foul by Adam Buxton (Accrington Stanley).
Barry Fuller (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Terry Gornell replaces Billy Kee.
Attempt missed. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Hand ball by Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Adebayo Azeez replaces Lyle Taylor.
Attempt missed. Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Tom Davies.
Attempt blocked. Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adebayo Akinfenwa.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) because of an injury.
Delay in match Paul Robinson (AFC Wimbledon) because of an injury.
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Robinson (AFC Wimbledon).
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
Foul by Adam Buxton (Accrington Stanley).
Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Tom Davies (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Kelle Roos.
Attempt saved. Tarique Fosu-Henry (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Josh Windass (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Adebayo Akinfenwa replaces Tom Elliott.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Tarique Fosu-Henry replaces Sean McConville.
Foul by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
Paul Robinson (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dannie Bulman (AFC Wimbledon).
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