2023
Saturday, 07 October 2023
Sky Bet League - Division Two
One Call Stadium, Field Mill
Attendance: 7,127
Ref: Martin Woods
 
Mansfield Town
0 (0) - (0) 0
Wimbledon
1
Christy Pym
9
Jordan Bowery
Yellow 51m Subbed 7070
6
Baily Cargill
Yellow 94m
25
Louis Reed
14
Aden Flint
15
Aaron Lewis
Subbed 4646
24
Lewis Brunt
10
George Maris
Subbed 4646
7
Lucas Akins
Subbed 7070
26
Will Swan
Subbed 7070
40
Davis Keillor-Dunn
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13
Scott Flinders
22
George Williams
11
Calum Macdonald
Sub (26 70m)26-70
2
Callum Johnson
Sub (9 70m)9-70
8
Ollie Clarke
Sub (15 46m)15-46
44
Hiram Boateng
Sub (10 46m)10-46
12
James Gale
Sub (7 70m)7-70

Mansfield remain the only unbeaten side in League Two but a goalless stalemate with promotion rivals AFC Wimbledon made it eight draws in 12 league outings.

A first half of few clear chances saw the visitors given the perfect opportunity to break the deadlock when home defender Lewis Brunt clipped Omar Bugiel in the box and conceded a penalty.

James Tilley stepped up to take it but Christy Pym managed to push the ball up against the bar and watch as it bounced back up, hit the bar a second time and he was able to grab before it crossed the line.

Mansfield might have gone ahead just before the break as Will Swan's dummy on Aaron Lewis' low cross left George Maris one on one with Alex Bass, but the keeper was able to grab his low finish.

Tilley twice came close to scoring in the 62nd minute. First he latched onto a poor Jordan Bowery back pass but Pym turned aside his near post finish, then soon after Pym failed to hold his low shot but grabbed it at the second attempt almost on the line.

Wimbledon were furious when Jordan Bowery, already yellow-carded, got away with what looked another bookable foul in the 68th minute, with Dons boss Johnnie Jackson booked instead.

After 76 minutes James Gale sent a free header wide from six yards from a home corner.

https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2023/october/dons-cancelled-out-by-stags/
https://stagsnet.net/match/reports/viewreport.php?matchid=1243