AFC Wimbledon v Spurs Reserves & Youth Match Reports

Having most of the possession in the first half, Wimbledon went ahead in the 34th minute when Gavin Bolger’s low shot came off Gavin Kelly, who was unable to see the shot with players in front of him and it flew up into the net.  Ronnie Henry cleared off the goal-line and Alton Thelwell produced a good block to keep the score to a single goal before half-time.

In the second half, Steven Ferguson brought a good save out of Berni in the Wimbledon goal and Spurs keeper Gavin Kelly made a sine save from a Neil Jenkins free-kick, but the Dons rounded off a 2-0 win with a Adam Nowland goal on 63 minutes when he was put through on goal.

Teams
Wimbledon –  Tommaso Berni, Mikele Leigertwood, Alan Kimble, Ian Selley, Williams (Okikiolu 65), Willmott (Rob Gier 46), Lionel Ainsworth, Gavin Bolger, Jobi McAnuff, Adam Nowland, Karlsson (Neil Jenkins 46).
Subs not used :  Gore, Robinson
Spurs –  Gavin Kelly, Gianluca Consorti, Ronnie Henry, Alton Thelwell, Ciaran Toner, George Snee, Johnnie Jackson, Steven Ferguson (Mark Hughes 81), John Sutton (Jamie Slabber 67), David Galbraith (Lee Barnard 46)
Subs not used :   Shwan Jalal, Stephen Kelly
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A dull first half saw Spurs doing all the pressing, but they were unable to break through the Dons’ defence.  However, two goals in a minute broke the deadlock.  In the 46th minute, John Piercy’s run into the box ended with a foul on him and Willem Korsten fired home from 12 yards past Paul Heald in the Wimbledon goal.  Then, Matthew Etherington’s left wing run produced a cross to allow Ian Hillier to knock the ball home from close range.

The game then went quiet until the arrival of the two Spurs strikers from the bench and Korsten lobbed a ball to Les Ferdinand to crack a 90th minute volley in to round off the 3-0 win.

Teams :

Spurs –  Ian Walker, Ian Hillier, Antony Gardner, Simon Davies, Alton Thelwell, Destin Makumbu, John Piercy (Steffen Iversen 72), Johnnie Jackson, Yannick Kamanan (Les Ferdinand 72), Willem Korsten, Matthew Etherington
Subs not used :   Jamie Attwell, Ciaran Toner, Steven Ferguson
Wimbledon –  Paul Heald, Shepherd, Byrne, Dean Lewington (Unal 70), Samuel Okkiolu, Mikele Leigertwood, Morgan, Alex Tapp, Robinson (Stephen O’Flynn 77), Jobi McAnuff, Neil Jenkins.
Subs not used :  Sloma, Small, Gore
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Tottenham coped well with Wimbledon’s long ball game and went ahead before the half-time break when Vinny Samways beat four Dons players and then buried a left foot shot to make it 1-0 to Spurs.

The second half saw Wimbledon come back into the game and score halfway through the second period.  The hosts were looking more in control, but Paul Moran raced away and was fouled by a central defender in the penalty area, handing Vinny Samways the task of scoring from the spot, which he did to ensure a 2-1 victory.

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Spurs –  Bobby Mimms, Ian Hendon, John Polston, David Tuttle, Andy Polston, Peter Garland, John Moncur, Ian Gilzean, Paul Moran (Richard Johnston 85), Vinny Samways
Sub. not used :  Dave McDonald
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Giving Johnny Metgod a run-out after injury, Spurs enjoyed a good afternoon, with John Moncur opening the scoring with a left-footed volley before Shaun Close made it 2-0 finishing off a Mark Robson cross from a short corner into the box with a header.  Robson turned scorer with a precisely placed right foot effort into the top corner, following it up with the fourth goal, beating the keeper with his shot after coming inside from the left wing.

Paul Moran was alert to intercept a back-pass and find the net and he then created the opportunity for Richard Johnston to complete the 6-0 rout.

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Spurs –  Ray Clemence (Guy Butters 46), Brian Statham, Tim O’Shea, John Polston, Billy Manuel, Mark Robson, Johnny Metgod (Jason Cook 70), Shaun Close (Richard Johnston 70), John Moncur, David Howells (Paul Moran 35)
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Tottenham took the opportunity to field some Youth Training Scheme players for the following season, while the Wombles fielded a strong team.  A strong start to the match continued through the first half and the teams turned around goal-less only because Peter Crouch’s finish to Narada Bernard’s cross was ruled out by the referee. 

Despite some good passing and movement off the ball, Spurs were undone in the closing minutes when a mis-kicked clearance was tucked away for Wimbledon’s winner.

Teams :
Spurs –  Gavin Kelly, Leigh Mills, Alton Thelwell, Ledley King, Narada Bernard, Nicky Hunt, Ross Fitzsimon, Simon Clist, Glenn Poole, Peter Crouch, Ian Stonebridge.
Sub. not used :
Wimbledon –  .
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Del Deanus took over between the posts and the defence, starring David Culverhouse playing his first full game, did their best to keep the ball away from our goal.  The Spurs winner came in the second half.  Lee Hodges went on a good run before providing substitute Stephen Baker with the chance, which he took well.

Teams :
Wimbledon –  .
Spurs – John Cheesewright (David Culverhouse 1), Neil Young, Warren Hackett, Dean Wood (Stephen Baker 60), Del Deanus, Stuart Nethercott, Steve Smart, Price, Lee Hodges, Kevin Watson, Mark Hall
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A piece of quick thinking saw Spurs take a third minute lead when Steve Smart got between the goalkeeper and a Wimbledon defender to put the ball into the net, but despite dominating play, Tottenham could not add to the score despite Scott Houghton being sent clear on four occasions without finding the net.

A 20 yard effort through a crowd of players brought the Dons level and after half-time a 30 yard rocket into the top corner gave them the lead.  Smart did well to feed Warren Hackett and his cross was nodded in at the far post by Neil Smith to make it 2-2 with 70 minutes gone, but two close range goals handed the points to Wimbledon.

Teams :
Wimbledon –  .
Spurs –  Richard Eldridge, Chris Bartlett (Gordon 75), Warren Hackett, Steven Bence, Neil Smith, Vic Hardwicke, Julian, Jamie Redknapp, Martin McIntosh, Scott Houghton, Steve Smart
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Buoyed by a goal within a couple of minutes of the kick off, Wimbledon put in a strong first half performance, but Spurs smashed an confidence the home side had with three goals in ten minutes.  Terry Robbins, Robert Brace and Mike McCabe all found a way past the stubborn Wimbledon defence and into the second half, Spurs went on to control the match, with Ally Dick rounding off a 4-1 win near the end of the match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Mark Hughes, Steve Cox, Kenny Dixon, Ian Culverhouse, Simon Webster, Terry Robbins, Robert Brace, Allan Cockram, Mike McCabe, Mark Bowen, Ally Dick
Wimbledon –  .
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Despite Tottenham’s attacking intent, they were unable to turn it into goals.  As if hitting the post once and the crossbar twice was not bad enough, a second half penalty kick taken by Tony Isaacs was saved by the Wimbledon keeper, but by then, the Dons had taken two chances and that was enough to win the game.

Teams :
Spurs –  G. Mahoney, Des Walker (John Hunt), B. Todd, A. Goodchild, M. Furneaux, Tony Isaacs, C. Smith, Paul Murphy (Neil Stepney), Andy Smith, Elmore Toppin, Richard Cooke
Wimbledon –  .
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Tottenham’s goal came from Gary Rudkin, but it was not enough as the Dons went on to take the points.

Teams :
Wimbledon –  .
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Spurs –  K. Hornden, D. Bushell, M. Duberry, C. Cowley, N. Tate, John Leonard (Andy Cope), Glen Alzapiedi, R. Bourne, Robert Hutchinson, Gary Rudkin, David Hawkes
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It was all square at 1-1 at half-time, but Wimbledon ran out 3-2 winners despite Tottenham scoring through Allan Cockram and Gary Londers.

Teams :
Wimbledon –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, G. Boniface, M. Entwistle, John Kearney, C. Enright, Kerry Dixon, Steve Cox, Allan Cockram, Mike Jones, Gary Londers, Steve Flynn (L. Flavell).
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It was an experienced Dons side that faced the Spurs Juniors, who scored two goals past Tony Parks, who had a fine game.  Simon Webster was thrown straight into action on his return from holiday in Morocco.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Mark Entwistle, Paul Baxter, P. Ferguson, Simon Webster, Steve Flynn (Duncan MacDowell), M. Duffield,  G. Boniface, Mark Jones, A. Greenhill, Steve Cox.
Wimbledon –  .
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Tottenham earned a point with goals from Terry Gibson, who got two and Jimmy Bolton.

Teams :
Wimbledon –  .
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Mark Entwistle, Kevin Dickenson, Terry Emms, Pat Corbett, G. Moore (Steve Flynn), Chris Harvey, Danny Greaves (Gerry Griffin), Jimmy Bolton, Terry Gibson, John Cooper
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Spurs turned around one goal behind, but substitute Mike Jones (not to be confused with centre forward Michael B Jones) struck to level the scores by the end.

Teams :
Spurs –  A. Curtis, Peter Southey, I. Mehmet, G. Brown, C. Candler, Owsun Abebrese, N. Thompson (Mike Jones), Leo Lisanti, Michael B. Jones, G. Moore, P. Wood
Wimbledon –  .
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