AFC Wimbledon beats Salford City 1-0 with a goal scored by O. Bugiel. HIGHLIGHTS

KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon defeats Salford City 1-0 after O. Bugiel scored just 1 goal (70').

April 7, 2024

KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon conquers Salford City 1-0 after O. Bugiel scored just 1 goal (70′).

Theo Vassell received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Salford City 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. In front of 7,749 spectators. The referee was Ben Atkinson with the support of Stephen Brown and Ryan Head. The 4th official was Anthony Da Costa. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.23 degrees Celsius or 63.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

AFC Wimbledon

1 - 0

Salford City

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

10 Total 12
2 On Target 4
5 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 4

79 Attack 93
37 Dangerous attack 46
76 Ball safe 87

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 2
5 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 14
3 Yellow Cards 7
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 2

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. AFC Wimbledon was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Salford City that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, AFC Wimbledon managed to find the solution to win this match.

AFC Wimbledon shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Salford City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

AFC Wimbledon received 3 yellow cards (, Ryan Johnson and Lee Brown). Talking about the opposition, Salford City received 8 yellow cards (, Curtis Tilt, Connor McLennan, Elliot Watt, Conor McAleny, Ryan Watson, Matty Lund and Luke Garbutt).

Also, Salford City didn’t end the match with 11 players after Theo Vassell (Salford City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

Conor McAleny- Yellow

24'

Connor McLennan- Yellow

32'

Elliot Watt- Yellow

33'

Luke Garbutt- Yellow

Lee Brown- sub ->Jack Currie

37'

45'

Ryan Watson- Yellow

45'

Matty Lund- Yellow

57'

Declan John- sub ->Adrian Mariappa

John-Kymani Gordon- sub ->James Tilley

60'

65'

Curtis Tilt- Yellow

Omar Bugiel(goal)Kofi Balmer

70'

78'

Callum Morton- sub ->Ryan Watson

Ryan Johnson- Yellow

81'

85'

Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Luke Garbutt

85'

Matt Smith- sub ->Callum Hendry

Lee Brown- Yellow

90'

John-Joe O'Toole- sub ->Omar Bugiel

90'

Theo Vassell- Red

90'

Elliot Watt(yellowredcard)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, AFC Wimbledon has 62 points like Walsall to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Salford City will stays with 47 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, AFC Wimbledon will play away against Swindon Town on the 13th of April with a 3-2 head to head in favor of AFC Wimbledon (4 draws).

Salford City will host Bradford City on the 13th of April with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (2 draws).

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon

Alex Bass 12.England

7.9

Kofi Balmer 5.Northern Ireland

7.7

Ryan Johnson 6.Northern Ireland

7.0

81'

Jack Currie 26.England

6.6

37'

Joe Lewis 31.Wales

7.3

Jake Reeves 4.England

6.7

James Tilley 7.England

7.0

60'

Josh Neufville 11.England

6.7

Armani Little 14.England

6.7

Josh Kelly 10.England

7.1

Omar Bugiel 18.Lebanon

7.8

90'

70'

Substitutes

Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand

Lee Brown 3.England

6.6

37'

90'

John-Joe O'Toole 19.Republic of Ireland

90'

James Ball 16.England

Josh Davison 9.England

Ryan McLean 17.England

John-Kymani Gordon 38.England

7.0

60'

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

The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Alex Bass (7.9), Kofi Balmer (7.7), Joe Lewis (7.3), Ryan Johnson (7.0), Jack Currie (6.6), Josh Neufville (6.7), Jake Reeves (6.7), Armani Little (6.7), James Tilley (7.0), Josh Kelly (7.1) and Omar Bugiel (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nikola Tzanev, Lee Brown (6.6), Josh Davison, James Ball, Ryan McLean, John-Joe O’Toole and John-Kymani Gordon (7.0).

AFC Wimbledon could not rely on the presence of Lee Brown (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 3 changes: Jack Currie for Lee Brown (37′), James Tilley for John-Kymani Gordon (60′) and Omar Bugiel for John-Joe O’Toole (90′).

Player of the match: Alex Bass

The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Wimbledon was the goalkeeper: Alex Bass. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City

Alex Cairns 1.England

6.6

Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica

6.6

57'

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

6.3

65'

Theo Vassell 42.England

7.0

90'

Elliot Watt 6.Scotland

6.4

32'

Ryan Watson 7.England

6.6

78'

45'

Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland

7.3

45'

Connor McLennan 11.Scotland

6.6

24'

Luke Garbutt 29.England

6.7

85'

33'

Callum Hendry 9.Scotland

7.5

85'

Conor McAleny 18.England

6.6

Substitutes

Joel Torrance 31.England

Ethan Ingram 2.England

Declan John 3.Wales

6.8

57'

Dan Chesters 20.England

Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands

7.0

85'

Matt Smith 17.England

7.0

85'

Callum Morton 39.England

6.6

78'

Salford City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Karl Robinson played with: Alex Cairns (6.6), Theo Vassell (7.0), Adrian Mariappa (6.6), Curtis Tilt (6.3), Connor McLennan (6.6), Matty Lund (7.3), Elliot Watt (6.4), Ryan Watson (6.6), Luke Garbutt (6.7), Callum Hendry (7.5) and Conor McAleny (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ethan Ingram, Declan John (6.8), Matt Smith (7.0), Dan Chesters, Kelly N’Mai (7.0), Joel Torrance and Callum Morton (6.6).

Salford City could not rely on the presence of Declan John (injured).

Substitutions

Salford City made 4 changes: Adrian Mariappa for Declan John (57′), Ryan Watson for Callum Morton (78′), Callum Hendry for Matt Smith (85′) and Luke Garbutt for Kelly N’Mai (85′).