AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers: FLW reports as Dons end Michael Duff's unbeaten start | OneFootball

Lunch time action from League One as newly-promoted AFC Wimbledon hosted Wycombe Wanderers.

AFC Wimbledon handed Michael Duff his first defeat as Wycombe Wanderers head coach, beating the Chairboys 2-1 in the lunchtime kick-off at Plough Lane.

Wombles started strong, and had the lead through Omar Bugiel inside 15 minutes, as he headed home Steve Seddon's free-kick.

The scorer then became the creator for the creator of the first, as the defender lashed home a cool finish to double their advantage.

Duff's team talk clearly worked, as Wanderers got one back with Fred Onyedinma finding Ewan Henderson at the far post, but it proved to be too little too late, as the hosts held on to win the match.

AFC Wimbeldon 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Wimbledon had the first warning shot of the afternoon. A nice ball over from Jake Reeves was taken down nicely by Matty Stevens, and Bugiel fired it over into the travelling fans.

Then, Myles Hippolyte found himself clean through on goal after a long ball from the back. Somehow, he spared Wycombe's blushes by arrowing his shot well wide of Mikki Van Sas' near post.

It wouldn't matter though, as the Wombles would take the lead minutes later when a deep free-kick from Seddon was guided onto the head of Bugiel, who headed into the bottom right corner of the Wanderers net.

There was only one team in the first half, and it wasn't Duff's. The hosts maintained their shape, and looked extremely dangerous from long balls forward, which came thick and fast.

Again, the Chairboys were caught napping at the back, as Bugiel shrugged off Jack Grimmer from a long ball, turning provider for Seddon, who darted inside and curled a lovely strike past Van Sas for 2-0.

The whistle blew for half-time, with Wimbledon clearly in control. It would have to be a stern team talk from new boss Duff, as his side had offered nothing going forwards.

His team talk worked wonders though, as Wanderers came out of the blocks firing, and hit the bar via Luke Leahy after his corner was recycled back out to him.

The Chairboys looked like a completely different team in the opening minutes of the second-half, and were rewarded when a deep Onyedinma cross was met by the knee of Henderson, who turned it past Bishop.

Wanderers pressed on, and thought they'd been rewarded when substitute Fink turned in what looked to be the equaliser. However, it was ruled out after Joe Lewis had hit the deck in the build-up.

Cauley Woodrow then had the last chance of the game from a Dan Harvie cross right at the depth, but the header sailed just wide of the post, which would prove to be the end of the match.

The whistle went for full time and it was the home side who came out victorious after a strong first half, giving their opponents a mountain that proved too steep to climb.

AFC Wimbledon player ratings

Wycombe Wanderers player ratings

M. van Sas - 6

J. Grimmer - 4

C. Taylor - 4

T. Allen - 6

D. Harvie - 6

J. Mullins - 5 (G. Abbott 46' (6))

E. Henderson - 7

L. Leahy - 6 (C. Boyd-Munce 83' (6))

F. Onyedinma - 6 (D. McNeilly 77' (6))

S. Bell - 7 (B. Fink 83'(6))

C. Woodrow - 6

Unused substitutes: W. Norris, D. Casey, F. Back

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Match Attendance

There were 8477 fans at Plough Lane on Saturday lunchtime, with a sold-out away allocation of 875 Wycombe supporters.

Johnnie Jackson reacts as AFC Wimbledon survive late scare to beat Wycombe

Speaking with Limerick Live after the game, a pleased Jackson said: “I was very impressed, I thought we showed the two sides to us.

“The way that we played in the first half is vintage us with the ball. What we did to upset the opposition, to score the goals that we did, we missed a few good chances.

“In the second half we had to show the other side to us. It was not as pretty on the eye, I suppose, but it certainly showed what we are about.

“We had to dig in, tackle, fight and run – we showed we can do that too. That is what you need to do to win games in this league.

“When you are coming up against really good opposition, you are not going to have it all your way.

“The second half was probably never going to look like the first because, obviously, they are going to respond and try to do something different.

“To see it out, obviously, we had to dig in and suffer at times, but we got it done, and that is the most important thing.”

Michael Duff reacts as Wycombe defeated in his third game in charge

Speaking to the press after the game, a furious Michael Duff said: "I've got to speak to the referee [about the disallowed goal], nobody seems to know what's going on.

"It'll probably do me no good because I'll get pacified, and ushered out the door, and ultimately, we've lost the game of football. It's a controversial moment.

"It would've been a good point, because the first 35 minutes were nowhere near the level to win any game of football. We could've been 4-0 down, so we're arguing about a refereeing decision, but we're lucky we weren't 4-0 down.

"We changed the shape after 32 minutes, which is something that I don't like doing, and the stupid thing is, we changed the shape, but in possession, we didn't actually change that much, we literally moved two players ten yards, and totally dominated the rest of the game.

"I've learned quite a lot about them [Wycombe players] today. They've had it all their own way, we come to a place away from home, they [Wimbledon] have just been promoted, we're going to get a different challenge, and I didn't like what I saw.

"It's the mentality [why Wycombe keep going 2-0 down and then starting to play]. 2-0 down football is a dangerous place to be, because you're 2-0 down, so you've got nothing to lose.

"Good teams don't do that. You're going to have to show that fight and that determination, and to be fair, they did show it, but it's not a nice trait to have in a squad, and I need them to get out of that."