2023
Saturday, 27 January 2024
Sky Bet League - Division Two
Cherry Red Records Stadium, Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,114
Ref: Will Finnie
 
Wimbledon
Omar Bugiel (45), Ronan Curtis (97)
2 (1) - (0) 1
Mansfield Town
Will Swan (66)
1
Christy Pym
24
Lewis Brunt
Yellow 58m
14
Aden Flint
Subbed 3030
6
Baily Cargill
9
Jordan Bowery
Red 20m
8
Ollie Clarke
Subbed 7171
25
Louis Reed
Yellow 45m
16
Stephen Quinn
Yellow 82m Subbed 8484
10
George Maris
Subbed 8484
7
Lucas Akins
26
Will Swan
Goal 66m Subbed 7272
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13
Scott Flinders
35
John-Joe O'Toole
Sub (10 84m)10-84
3
Stephen McLaughlin
Sub (14 30m)14-30
19
George Cooper
15
Aaron Lewis
Sub (8 71m)8-71
40
Davis Keillor-Dunn
Sub (26 72m)26-72 Yellow 99m
44
Hiram Boateng
Sub (16 84m)16-84 Yellow 99m

Ronan Curtis' last-gasp strike snatched AFC Wimbledon a 2-1 win against 10-man Mansfield in their League Two clash at Plough Lane.

Jordan Bowery was sent off midway through a first half that ended with Omar Bugiel making a goalscoring return to SW17.

Will Swan stunned the home support in the second half, but Curtis had the final say in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

The Stags were reduced to 10 men after 20 minutes when full-back Bowery hauled down Josh Davison as he looked to break free of the last man.

The visitors' backline was further weakened as captain Aden Flint was forced off with a shoulder injury on the half-hour.

Bugiel, back from Asian Cup duties with Lebanon, made the breakthrough in first-half stoppage time, arrowing a powerful strike into the bottom corner from 18 yards.

Mansfield equalised against the run of play, with Swan nicking the ball inside the area and driving home at the near post.

The Stags had a stoppage-time shout for a penalty turned down - with the replaced Stephen Quinn seeing red for his complaints from the bench.

And deep into added time Curtis tapped home from close range to steal victory for the Dons.

https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2024/january/27/ronan-s-debut-goal-earns-dramatic-win
https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2024/january/match-report-for-afc-wimbledon-vs-mansfield-town-on-27-jan-24/