Fleetwood Town 1-1 AFC Wimbledon: Match Report

20 October 2012 18:31
Fleetwood Town 1-1 AFC Wimbledon: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game as it happened.


Red hot Harrison earns Dons draw

AFC Wimbledon's revival under Neal Ardley continued as the Don's battled back to earn a 1-1 draw at Fleetwood.

Fleetwood took an early lead through Steven Gillespie after Lee Fowler's bravery helped the home side break following a Wimbledon corner.

The striker, assisted by a slip from Yado Mambo, took his time before slotting a low shot past goalkeeper Seb Brown for his third goal of the season.

Wimbledon levelled just after the hour mark. Substitute Rashid Yusseff's free-kick from the edge of the area found Byron Harrison's head and the effort took a deflection past home keeper Scott Davies to hand the striker his fourth goal in as many games.

A late rally from Fleetwood saw them press for a win. David Ball and Barry Nicholson both had late chances for Micky Mellon's men. But, when Davies picked up a Youl Mawene backpass with just two minutes to play, the Dons were handed a golden opportunity to take all three points with a free-kick from six yards.

Fleetwood's wall on the line stood firm though, with George Francomb blasting the rebound over the crossbar.

Source: PA