2023
Monday, 01 January 2024
Sky Bet League - Division Two
The Bolt New Lawn
Attendance: 2,786
Ref: James Durkin
 
Forest Green Rovers
Matty Stevens (4)
1 (1) - (1) 1
Wimbledon
Ali Al-Hamadi (12)
1
Luke Daniels
3
Dominic Bernard
5
Ryan Inniss
15
Jordan Moore-Taylor
Subbed 4646
17
Jamie Robson
8
Charlie McCann
Subbed 7373
27
Harvey Bunker
28
Callum Jones
Yellow 81m
7
Kyle McAllister
Subbed 9090
9
Matty Stevens
Goal 4m Subbed 7373
39
Callum Morton
--
20
Jamie Searle
4
Darnell Johnson
Sub (15 46m)15-46
25
Fankaty Dabo
Sub (7 90m)7-90
29
Reece Brown
Sub (8 73m)8-73
12
Alfie Bendle
10
Matty Taylor
Sub (9 73m)9-73
23
Tyrese Omotoye

Forest Green Rovers battled to 1-1 draw with promotion-chasing AFC Wimbledon but remained bottom of League Two.

Matty Stevens' headed opener was cancelled out by Ali Al-Hamadi's close-range finish in an action-packed first half.

Rovers made the perfect start on four minutes when Kyle McAllister drifted an inviting cross for Stevens who glanced into the bottom corner.

AFC Wimbledon levelled soon after when Connor Lemonheigh-Evans found Al-Hamadi, who rounded goalkeeper Luke Daniels and lifted over a last-ditch challenge.

Al-Hamadi then produced a fine solo effort but his low-driven shot thundered back out off the upright.

Callum Morton was denied a certain goal by Huseyin Biler's block just a couple yards from goal following Stevens' low cross as Rovers threatened on the counter-attack.

Jake Reeves teed up substitute James Tilley whose low strike from the edge of the penalty area was parried wide by Daniels as the Dons pressed for a winner.

But it was Forest Green who were denied a late winner when Matty Taylor struck into a goal-saving block before Fankaty Dabo's goalward effort was scrambled off the line in stoppage-time.

https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2024/january/1/dons-held-by-dogged-forest-green