AFC Wimbledon steals a 2-1 win against Mansfield Town. HIGHLIGHTS

KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon beat Mansfield Town to win 2-1. A goal from R. Curtis was decisive in the 90min.

January 28, 2024

KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon overcame Mansfield Town to win 2-1. A goal from R. Curtis was decisive in the 90min. It was AFC Wimbledon to strike first with a goal of Omar Bugiel at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ronan Curtis gave the win to AFC Wimbledon in the 90′ minute with a goal. AFC Wimbledon made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

Jordan Bowery received a red card (20′). This red card was one of the reason why Mansfield Town lost the match.

The match was played at the Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston upon Thames on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jacob Miles with the support of Marc Wilson and James Vallance. The 4th official was Scott Williams. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.91 degrees Celsius or 46.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

AFC Wimbledon

2 - 1

Mansfield Town

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

19 Total 5
5 On Target 1
6 Off Target 3
8 Shots blocked 1

130 Attack 94
54 Dangerous attack 32
98 Ball safe 77

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 2
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 8
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

AFC Wimbledon was in firm control of the ball 58% while Mansfield Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Wimbledon had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Wimbledon won the match.

AFC Wimbledon shot 19 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

AFC Wimbledon received 5 yellow cards (Joe Lewis, Ronan Curtis, Johnnie Jackson, Armani Little and Aron Sasu). On the other side, Mansfield Town received 5 yellow cards (Stephen Quinn, Hiram Boateng, Davis Keillor-Dunn, Lewis Brunt and Louis Reed).

Also, Mansfield Town didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Jordan Bowery (Mansfield Town) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (20′).

Match Timeline

20'

Jordan Bowery- Red

30'

Stephen McLaughlin- sub ->Aden Flint

Omar Bugiel(goal)John-Kymani Gordon

45'

Louis Reed- Yellow

Harry Pell- sub ->Omar Bugiel

46'

58'

Lewis Brunt- Yellow

62'

Will Swan(goal)

Ronan Curtis- sub ->John-Kymani Gordon

67'

Aron Sasu- sub ->Josh Davison

68'

Armani Little- Yellow

68'

71'

Aaron Lewis- sub ->Ollie Clarke

72'

Davis Keillor-Dunn- sub ->Will Swan

Aron Sasu- Yellow

72'

82'

Stephen Quinn- Yellow

84'

Hiram Boateng- sub ->Stephen Quinn

John-Joe O'Toole- sub ->George Maris

84'

Joe Lewis- Yellow

86'

Ryan McLean- sub ->James Tilley

87'

90'

Stephen Quinn(yellowredcard)

Ronan Curtis(goal)Ryan Mclean

90'

Ronan Curtis- Yellow

90'

Hiram Boateng- Yellow

90'

Davis Keillor-Dunn- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, AFC Wimbledon has 42 points like Gillingham to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town will stays with 51 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, AFC Wimbledon will play away with Bradford City on the 3rd of February with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).

Mansfield Town will host Notts County on the 3rd of February with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Mansfield Town (6 draws).

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon

Alex Bass 12.England

6.6

Lee Brown 3.England

6.7

Josh Davison 9.England

6.3

68'

Jack Currie 26.England

7.1

Joe Lewis 31.Wales

7.1

86'

Isaac Ogundere 33.England

6.4

Jake Reeves 4.England

7.3

James Tilley 7.England

6.8

87'

Armani Little 14.England

7.3

68'

Omar Bugiel 18.Lebanon

8.1

46'

45'

John-Kymani Gordon 38.England

7.0

67'

Substitutes

Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand

Ethan Sutcliffe 25.England

Harry Pell 8.England

6.8

46'

James Ball 16.England

Aron Sasu 29.Norway

6.6

68'

72'

Ryan McLean 17.England

7.3

87'

Ronan Curtis 24.Republic of Ireland

7.8

67'

90'

AFC Wimbledon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Alex Bass (6.6), Isaac Ogundere (6.4), Joe Lewis (7.1), Lee Brown (6.7), Jack Currie (7.1), James Tilley (6.8), Jake Reeves (7.3), Armani Little (7.3), John-Kymani Gordon (7.0), Josh Davison (6.3) and Omar Bugiel (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Nik Tzanev, Harry Pell (6.8), James Ball, Ryan Mclean (7.3), Ronan Curtis (7.8), Ethan Sutcliffe and Aron Sasu (6.6).

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 4 changes: Omar Bugiel for Harry Pell (46′), John-Kymani Gordon for Ronan Curtis (67′), Josh Davison for Aron Sasu (68′) and James Tilley for Ryan Mclean (87′).

Player of the match: Omar Bugiel

The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Wimbledon was Omar Bugiel.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 10 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town

Christy Pym 1.England

7.0

Jordan Bowery 9.England

3.3

20'

Aden Flint 14.England

7.1

30'

Lewis Brunt 24.England

7.3

58'

Baily Cargill 6.England

7.5

George Maris 10.England

6.8

84'

Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland

6.4

84'

82'

Louis Reed 25.England

6.3

45'

Ollie Clarke 8.England

6.7

71'

Will Swan 26.England

7.3

72'

62'

Lucas Akins 7.Grenada

7.0

Substitutes

Scott Flinders 13.England

Aaron Lewis 15.Wales

6.3

71'

George Cooper 19.England

John-Joe O'Toole 35.Republic of Ireland

6.8

84'

Davis Keillor-Dunn 40.England

6.4

72'

90'

Hiram Boateng 44.England

6.6

84'

90'

Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland

6.7

30'

Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym (7.0), Jordan Bowery (3.3), Aden Flint (7.1), Lewis Brunt (7.3), Baily Cargill (7.5), Ollie Clarke (6.7), Louis Reed (6.3), Stephen Quinn (6.4), George Maris (6.8), Lucas Akins (7.0) and Will Swan (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Stephen McLaughlin (6.7), Scott Flinders, Aaron Lewis (6.3), George Cooper, John-Joe O’Toole (6.8), Davis Keillor-Dunn (6.4) and Hiram Boateng (6.6).

Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of Stephen McLaughlin (injured).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 5 changes: Aden Flint for Stephen McLaughlin (30′), Will Swan for Davis Keillor-Dunn (72′), Ollie Clarke for Aaron Lewis (71′), Stephen Quinn for Hiram Boateng (84′) and George Maris for John-Joe O’Toole (84′).