2023
Saturday, 06 April 2024
Sky Bet League - Division Two
Cherry Red Records Stadium, Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,749
Ref: Ben Atkinson
 
Wimbledon
Omar Bugiel (70)
1 (0) - (0) 0
Salford City
1
Alex Cairns
42
Theo Vassell
Red 97m
5
Adrian Mariappa
Subbed 5757
16
Curtis Tilt
Yellow 65m
11
Connor McLennan
Yellow 24m
7
Ryan Watson
Yellow 45m Subbed 7878
6
Elliot Watt
Yellow 32m Second Yellow 97m
8
Matthew Lund
Yellow 45m
29
Luke Garbutt
Yellow 33m Subbed 8585
9
Callum Hendry
Subbed 8585
18
Conor McAleny
Yellow 7m
--
31
Joel Torrance
2
Ethan Ingram
3
Declan John
Sub (5 57m)5-57
30
Kelly N'Mai
Sub (29 85m)29-85
20
Daniel Chesters
17
Matt Smith
Sub (9 85m)9-85
39
Callum Morton
Sub (7 78m)7-78

Omar Bugiel's header gave AFC Wimbledon a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Salford that kept their League Two play-off hopes flickering.

It was the Dons' first win in five games as they moved up to eighth in the table, still three points behind in-form Crawley, as the Ammies, who finished with nine players, fell to a third straight defeat.

The best chance of a scrappy first half went to Salford when Matty Lund burst through before his effort was well saved by Wimbledon goalkeeper Alex Bass.

His opposite number, Alex Cairns, made his first important stop when he beat away Bugiel's 25-yard shot in the first minute of the second half.

The Ammies then had the best chance yet in the 62nd minute when Lund dispossessed Ryan Johnson before teeing up Conor McAleny, who was denied by Bass.

Instead, it was the Dons who broke through after 70 minutes when Bugiel's header from Kofi Balmer's long throw drifted in before Salford had both Elliot Watt and Theo Vassell sent off for dissent deep into stoppage time.

No report found on AFC Wimbledon official site
https://www.salfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2024/april/06/salford-beaten-at-wimbledon/