Saturday 23 December 2017
Sky Bet League One
AFC Wimbledon 2 (McDonald 7, L Taylor 71)
Bradford City 1 (P Taylor 47)
Kick Off: 3.00pm
at the Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 4,215 (533 visitors)
The Bantams suffered only their second away defeat of the league season following a narrow defeat to AFC Wimbledon at the start of the traditional festive period.
Lyle Taylor's swerving drive from distance proved to be the winner after Paul Taylor had cancelled out Cody McDonald's early opener with a close range strike soon after the restart.
An honest and hard-working display from Wimbledon made it difficult for Stuart McCall's men, but City still managed to hit the woodwork three times.
Matthew Kilgallon's thumped a header against the crossbar shortly after McDonald's opening goal, while Nicky Law planted a header of his own against the far post shortly after Lyle Taylor had put the hosts back in front.
Adam Thompson, in for the injured Nathaniel Knight-Percival, went agonisingly close to securing a dramatic leveller in the final moments of injury time but his shot from inside the area crashed against the post with George Long in the Wimbledon goal beaten.
FT: AFC Wimbledon 2 Bradford City 1
90+7min: Deep, deep into injury time, Thompson hits the post! Kilgallon's long ball into the box from deep eventually drops at the feet of Thompson inside the box. The defender shoots first time with a strike that whistles past a rooted Long before crashing against the far post!
90+6min: YELLOW CARD - Long is booked for taking his time over a goal-kick.
90+5min: SUB - AFC Wimbledon bring on Will Nightingale for Barcham.
90+4min: Dieng's header from a Paul Taylor cross drops wide.
90+1min: YELLOW CARD - Tom Soares booked for dissent.
90min: Francomb's curling effort direct from a free-kick from distance has to be tipped over by Sattelmaier.
88min: SUB - AFC Wimbledon bring on Egil Kaja for Lyle Taylor.
84min: McMahon's hanging delivery from a corner sees Wyke's close range header is blocked before the ball eventually dribbles out for a Wimbledon goal-kick.
80min: Kilgallon's superb ball into the box from the left is just out of reach of Vincelot and Wyke in the middle.
79min: Paul Taylor's shot on the turn from just outside the box sails over.
78min: SUB - AFC Wimbledon bring on George Francomb for Abdou.
78min: SUB - The Bantams bring on Shay McCartan for Law.
76min: Law off the post! McMahon's low cross into the box is left by Wyke for Law behind him. The midfielder's controlled header has the beating of Long but bounces against the far post!
71min: SUB - The Bantams bring on Timothee Dieng for Jake Reeves.
71min: GOAL - AFC Wimbledon 2 Bradford City 1 - The Dons retake the lead when Taylor's long-range drive swerves out of the grasp of Sattelmaier and into the corner of the goal.
68min: Seconds later, Taylor gets the better of Oshilaja before firing in a teasing cross that is just out of the reach of the lurking Wyke deep inside the box.
67min: A ball in behind has Lyle Taylor interested but Sattelmaier races out of his box to deny the striker with his legs before clearing up field.
67min: YELLOW CARD - Jimmy Abdou is booked for tangling with Vincelot after the award of a City deep inside their own half.
62min: Barry Fuller's cross into the area is flicked on by Taylor but McDonald's effort on goal behind him is saved by Sattelmaier.
58min: Play has been stopped briefly as referee Mr Graham Horwood is replaced by fourth official Marc Wilson, presumably due to injury.
55min: Lyle Taylor's low drive direct from a free-kick some distance out is held first time by Sattelmaier.
53min: Paul Taylor fires wide of Long's far post with a shot from outside the area.
49min: Taylor's half-volley across the six yard box just bounces out of the reach of Wyke and Law in the middle.
47min: GOAL!!!!!!!!!! AFC Wimbledon 1 Bradford City 1 - Taylor fires City level! Alex Gilliead drives into the box from wide, his low cross is flicked away from Wyke by Long but Taylor is on hand to smash home the loose ball!
46min: The Bantams restart the match.
HT: AFC Wimbledon 1 Bradford City 0
45min: There will be one minute of time added on at the end of the first period.
43min: Charlie Wyke's forward pass plays Nicky Law into a pocket of space deep inside the Wimbledon box. Law looks to drive the ball goalwards his effort is blocked by a vital diving tackle from Meades.
40min: Wimbledon play the resulting corner short, with Deji Oshilaja firing wide of the far post following Taylor's ball into the box.
39min: Another good opportunity for the hosts. McDonald's neat flick forward plays Taylor into space in behind City's defence. Taylor has a clear sight of goal but his shot is put behind via the legs of Sattelmaier.
38min: YELLOW CARD - Taylor is booked for kicking the ball away following the award of a City free-kick just inside their own half.
37min: Barcham moves inside of McMahon before curling in a right-footed shot from the edge of the area that Sattelmaier does well to tip away.
35min: Barcham's reverse pass plays Taylor into shooting space inside the box but the striker's angled drive by the near post is blocked out by the out-stretched leg of Thompson.
32min: A good chance for Wimbledon. Taylor turns away from Kilgallon before firing low into the box from the byline. The pull-back finds McDonald in plenty of space inside the area but his shot from a decent position sails comfortably over.
31min: Play continues and Lyle Taylor is eventually allowed back on the pitch after City defend a home corner.
30min: There is a brief delay in play as Lyle Taylor receives treatment after being barged off the ball by Kilgallon midway into City's half.
25min: McMahon's goal-bound free-kick from a fairly wide position outside the area has to be tipped behind by George Long. That was heading for the top corner!
21min: Romain Vincelot sends a header comfortably wide from a McMahon corner. In fairness to the City skipper, he seemed a little off balance in mid-air as he made contact with the ball.
20min: Taylor's ball into the box from a wide free-kick is headed out by Adam Thompson. McDonald is first onto the loose ball just inside the area and his fizzing first time drive whistles narrowly over the bar.
15min: Matthew Kilgallon hits the crossbar! Tony McMahon's corner delivery is right on the money and Kilgallon connects with a powerful header that smashes plumb against the bar!
12min: From Lyle Taylor's whipped free-kick delivery into the box from a wide position, Jon Meades sends a thumping header narrowly over the bar.
7min: GOAL - AFC Wimbledon 1 Bradford City 0 - Despite a solid start to the game from the Bantams, it is AFC Wimbledon who take a early lead through Cody McDonald. A long ball forward over the top has McDonald interested and the striker takes advantage of some indecision in the City defence to prod home past Rouven Sattelmaier.
0min: AFC Wimbledon kick off the match.
AFC WIMBLEDON LINE UP:
Long, Fuller, Meades, Oshilaja, Charles, Abdou, Trotter, Soares, McDonald, Taylor, Barcham
Subs: McDonnell, Nightingale, Francomb, Kaja, Kennedy, Hartigan, Egan
AFC Wimbledon substitutions:
Francomb for Abdou (78), Kaja for L Taylor (88), Nightingale for Barcham (90+5)
AFC Wimbledon cautions:
L Taylor (38), Abdou (67), Soares (90+1), Long (90+6)
BRADFORD CITY LINE UP:
Sattelmaier, McMahon, Thompson, Kilgallon, Robinson, Gilliead, Reeves, Vincelot, Law, Taylor, Wyke
Subs: Raeder, Dieng, McCartan, Field, Hanson, Hendrie, Patrick
Bradford City substitutions:
Dieng for Reeves (71), McCartan for Law (78)
MATCH OFFICIALS:
Referee: G Horwood
Assistant Referee: S Ogles
Assistant Referee: L Marks
Fourth Official: M Wilson