LEAGUE TWO PLAY OFF SEMI FINAL SECOND LEG
AFC Wimbledon travel up to Accrington on Wednesday for their 2nd leg of the League Two play off semi final. Having secured a 1-0 win at home on Saturday evening thanks to a late late Tom Beere goal they go into this game with a slight advantage.
About a 1000 travelling Wombles are expected, and the supporters official coaches departed from Kingsmeadow about midday today. Victory will mean a return to Wembley against Plymouth and we've a good recent record against Stanley who are probably still wondering how they didn't achieve automatic promotion.
Expecting another tight game tonight, probably the same line up but would love to see The Beast (Adebayo Akinfenwa) have a longer run out as he did cause them a lot of problems on Saturday once he came off the bench.
Line Ups (Confirmed);
About a 1000 travelling Wombles are expected, and the supporters official coaches departed from Kingsmeadow about midday today. Victory will mean a return to Wembley against Plymouth and we've a good recent record against Stanley who are probably still wondering how they didn't achieve automatic promotion.
Expecting another tight game tonight, probably the same line up but would love to see The Beast (Adebayo Akinfenwa) have a longer run out as he did cause them a lot of problems on Saturday once he came off the bench.
- Stanley are unbeaten in their last seven league games at home (W3 D4), with clean sheets in each of the last two.
- The Dons have kept clean sheets in their last two league away games and are unbeaten in their last four league away trips (W3 D1).
- Accrington have won four of their previous five home games against the Dons in the Football League.
- Wimbledon's solitary league victory away to Accrington came back in October, after the Dons triumphed in a seven goal thriller (4-3).
- Accrington have now lost all three of their Football League play-off games, conceding four times and failing to score in all three.
Line Ups (Confirmed);
AFC WIMBLEDON [Match Odds -- 13/5 (William Hill)]Roos (Gk), Fuller (c), Robinson, Charles, Kennedy, Rigg, Reeves, Bulman, Barcham, Elliott, Taylor
Subs – Shea (Gk), Azeez, Akinfenwa, Beere, Fitzpatrick, Sweeney, Murphy
ACCRINGTON STANLEY [Match Odds -- 11/10 (William Hill)]
Etheridge (GK), Pearson, Davies, Buxton, Hughes, Mingoia, Conneely, Brown, McCartan, Windass, Kee
Subs – Winnard, Gornell, Little, Boco, Fosu-Henry, Mooney, Halliday
H/T Score – 1 - 0.
Etheridge (GK), Pearson, Davies, Buxton, Hughes, Mingoia, Conneely, Brown, McCartan, Windass, Kee
Subs – Winnard, Gornell, Little, Boco, Fosu-Henry, Mooney, Halliday
H/T Score – 1 - 0.
First Half Comment;
A scrappy first half with no real outstanding chances, an early effort from Lyle Taylor, but it was a quick throw in that caught out the Wombles defence and conceded a Penalty which Joss Windass coolly converted.
Given the size of some of these Accy players they all seem to fall down very easy, perhaps it's a balance issue up north.
All to play for in the second half.
Given the size of some of these Accy players they all seem to fall down very easy, perhaps it's a balance issue up north.
All to play for in the second half.
F/T Score – 2 - 2 (Extra Time in progress)
AFC WIMBLEDON WIN 3 - 2 ON AGGREGATE AET!!
AFC WIMBLEDON WIN 3 - 2 ON AGGREGATE AET!!
Match Summary;
Who cares, the DONS ARE OFF TO WEMBLEY.
Man of the Match – ALL OF THEM, Maybe Jake Reeves or Darius Charles gets the vote.
Referee -- Ref for our play off game against Accrington Stanley is Eddie Ilderton, 46, from Newcastle.
A Football League referee since 2002, works as a cop in Nottingham. Consensus is that he's laid back, good at communicating with players and reads the game well, which is why we very rarely see him in League 2.
Attendance – 4,634. (about 1,200 travelling Wombles)
Next match:
Sky Bet League 2 Play Off FINAL
Monday May 30th
Plymouth vs AFC WIMBLEDON !!
Plymouth vs AFC WIMBLEDON !!
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