Crawley Town 1-1 AFC Wimbledon: Match Report

Alexander salvages draw for 10-man TownGary Alexander rescued a point for 10-man Crawley with a late equaliser to deny AFC Wimbledon and extend his promotion-chasing side's unbeaten run to 11 games. Sammy Moore put the Dons ahead by blasting home from 15 yards following a square pass by George Moncur in the 77th minute.But Alexander, on loan from Brentford, made it 1-1 four minutes later with an equally emphatic finish from a similar distance after being set up by skipper Dannie Bulman.It came after Crawley defender Hope Akpan received a straight red card in only the sixth minute for a wild challenge on Jason Prior, who had to be stretchered off with a suspected broken leg.The hosts had threatened early on when Billy Clarke set up Alexander and his low goalbound shot was parried by goalkeeper Seb Brown.Dons striker Jack Midson wasted a glorious opening by firing over at the far post following a corner by Gareth Gwillim, and Midson later had a deflected 25-yard drive held by `keeper Michel Kuipers.Kuipers came to Crawley's rescue shortly after the break with a low save to deny Midson following good work on the left by substitute Byron Harrison.Crawley midfielder Scott Neilson had a goalbound shot parried by Brown before Alexander was thwarted in front of goal by defender Mat Mitchel-King.Crawley Town 1-1 AFC Wimbledon: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statictics of the game as it happened.

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