Crewe Alexandra 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Promotion hopefuls Crewe Alexandra and AFC Wimbledon had to settle for a point apiece after a contest lacking much quality ended all square at Gresty Road.

The Dons swept into a second-minute lead with an incisive move catching the home side out down the left, Jack Currie driving to the byline before cutting the ball back for John-Kymani Gordon to finish from inside the six-yard box.

But Crewe were level by the 13th minute thanks to an eye-catching strike from Rio Adebisi from a well-worked corner routine.

The defender received Lewis Leigh's flag kick on the edge of the box and drove a left-footed effort into the far corner as Crewe remained two points behind the fourth-placed Dons in League Two.

Ronan Curtis pulled an effort inches past the post as the Dons responded.

While Crewe had the better of the first half, the closest they came to taking the lead before the break was through a robust run from Shilow Tracey which ended with the visitors scrambling the ball clear from their box.

The Dons failed to make the most of a swift break soon after the interval with Josh Kelly blasting over, albeit from a difficult angle.

Crewe also wasted opportunities of their own with Leigh offering a tame shot from a free-kick within range which was easily held by keeper Alex Bass.

Conor Thomas then glanced a header over from close range after an inswinging corner was flicked on by Mickey Demetriou.

With time ebbing away, Charlie Kirk had a goal-bound effort blocked as the Dons held firm for a point they deserved.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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Line-ups

Crewe

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Booth
3Adebisi
12Turns
5Demetriou
4WilliamsSubstituted forCooneyat 24'minutes
8Thomas
25Austerfield
10Tracey
14LeighSubstituted forRoweat 90+1'minutes
30KirkSubstituted forLongat 85'minutesBooked at 90mins
20NevittBooked at 85mins

Substitutes

1Davies
2Cooney
7Long
21Rowe
24Finney
28Billington
33Agius

Wimbledon

Formation 3-4-2-1

12Bass
5Balmer
19O'TooleBooked at 63mins
3Brown
11NeufvilleSubstituted forOgundereat 90'minutes
4Reeves
16Ball
26Currie
10KellySubstituted forSasuat 69'minutes
38GordonSubstituted forTilleyat 68'minutes
24CurtisSubstituted forDavisonat 81'minutesBooked at 87mins

Substitutes

1Tzanev
6Johnson
7Tilley
9Davison
17McLean
29Sasu
33Ogundere

Referee:: Darren Drysdale
Attendance:: 5,110

Match Stats

Home TeamCreweAway TeamWimbledon

Possession: Home64%; Away36%

Shots: Home10; Away14

Shots on Target: Home3; Away1

Corners: Home4; Away2

Fouls: Home6; Away11

Live Text

Post update
Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, AFC Wimbledon 1.
90'+6'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, AFC Wimbledon 1.

90'+5'
Post update
Attempt saved. Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliott Nevitt.
90'+1'
Booking
Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1'
Post update
Foul by Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra).
90'+1'
Post update
Isaac Ogundere (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Substitution
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Aaron Rowe replaces Lewis Leigh.
90'
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Isaac Ogundere replaces Josh Neufville because of an injury.
87'
Booking
Josh Davison (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'
Post update
Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Post update
Foul by Josh Davison (AFC Wimbledon).
87'
Post update
Attempt missed. James Tilley (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
85'
Booking
Elliott Nevitt (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'
Post update
Foul by Elliott Nevitt (Crewe Alexandra).
85'
Post update
Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Substitution
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Chris Long replaces Charlie Kirk.
84'
Post update
Foul by Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra).
84'
Post update
Josh Davison (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Post update
Attempt blocked. Charlie Kirk (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
83'
Post update
Attempt blocked. Jack Currie (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Sasu.

As It Stood

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Mansfield	39	20	13	6	79	37	42	73
2	Stockport	38	20	11	7	75	40	35	71
3	Wrexham	39	20	10	9	70	48	22	70

4	MK Dons	40	20	7	13	63	54	9	67
5	Crewe	39	18	11	10	67	55	12	65
6	Barrow	38	17	13	8	53	40	13	64
7	Crawley	38	18	5	15	57	54	3	59

8	Gillingham	40	17	8	15	39	47	-8	59
9	Wimbledon	40	15	13	12	53	42	11	58
10	Walsall	38	15	11	12	57	52	5	56
11	Newport	39	16	7	16	58	59	-1	55
12	Morecambe	39	15	9	15	59	68	-9	54
13	Harrogate	39	15	9	15	46	55	-9	54
14	Notts County	39	15	6	18	76	74	2	51
15	Tranmere	40	15	5	20	59	57	2	50
16	Accrington	39	14	8	17	52	57	-5	50
17	Bradford	39	13	11	15	46	53	-7	50
18	Doncaster	38	14	7	17	51	62	-11	49
19	Salford	40	12	11	17	60	73	-13	47
20	Swindon	39	11	11	17	65	70	-5	44
21	Grimsby	38	8	15	15	49	65	-16	39
22	Colchester	37	8	10	19	47	66	-19	34

23	Sutton United	40	7	12	21	45	71	-26	33
24	Forest Green	39	8	9	22	38	65	-27	33

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Comment posted by brendan, at 18:13 23 Mar
A good point for Wimbledon.
Hope they can secure that 7th spot play off place. Just the 6 games left though.
In other h-t news, the Non-Dons are receiving a reality check regarding their auto promotion pretensions.
Reply posted by Kent Womble, at 19:58 23 Mar
Kent Womble replied:
Happy with that. Friday is a must win.
Comment posted by WiderInterestsDon, at 17:48 23 Mar
How much do you pay PA Media for this drivel?
Reply posted by Dons Outlook, at 18:44 23 Mar
Dons Outlook replied:
Exactly - Crewe goal game from a free kick not a corner kick. You'd hope they get get the basics right!
Comment posted by mick, at 21:09 23 Mar
Note to PA media MK dons are in 4th place the real dons are in 9th so Crewe are not 2points behind the dons
Comment posted by Voice of Reason, at 21:58 23 Mar
Wrexham fan here....just wanted to say thanks to Wimbledon ! Every little helps!!!!
Reply posted by The Spin Doctor, at 05:22 24 Mar
The Spin Doctor replied:
You're welcome.
Comment posted by EY Womble, at 14:16 24 Mar
Interesting tactics from the Crewe players in particular the number two Cooney and ten Tracey rolling around pretending to be injured and then getting up when the ref waved play on. You'd think that Crewe would have been going for a win in this game.

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Comment posted by brendan, at 18:13 23 Mar

Reply posted by Kent Womble, at 19:58 23 Mar

Comment posted by WiderInterestsDon, at 17:48 23 Mar

Reply posted by Dons Outlook, at 18:44 23 Mar

Comment posted by mick, at 21:09 23 Mar

Comment posted by Voice of Reason, at 21:58 23 Mar

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Comment posted by EY Womble, at 14:16 24 Mar