Dons picked up their first point since October after once again battling back, but this time making it count.

It was fitting Peter Leven struck the decisive goal on Armed Forces Day at stadium:mk. The Scottish midfielder has been raising cash for Help for Heroes this season by donating £5 every time his team score.

So his penalty was doubly important because not only did it stop the rot and Dons' four game losing streak, but also gave Leven the chance to pay tribute to the watching servicemen.

And he did so in style, smashing right down the middle before celebrating with a salute to his heroes in the stand.

Dons might have gone on and won the game from there but after recent performances and results a point was welcome. Especially after the way in which the game had started after Dean Bowditch stunned the majority by putting Yeovil ahead after just 33 seconds.

Thankfully Sam Baldock carried on his recent red-hot run and equalised three minutes later.

But nervous defending and poor positioning allowed the Glovers to retake the lead in the first half, with Shaun McDonald slotting past Willy Gueret.

Leven of course went on and converted from 12–yards just after the hour mark to give Dons a great chance of victory as Dons went on to have a succession of corners at the end, but Yeovil, to their credit, held firm.

It means Dons stay in ninth place in League One, a point off the play-offs.

The way the match had started though the visitors might not have envisaged battling to save just a point.

After David McCracken was left out of position after contesting a header, Gavin Tomlin threaded his clever pass between the retreating defender and Darren Powell to Bowditch who shot past Gueret at his near post with just 33-seconds on the clock.

Considering Dons' recent defensive displays, falling a goal behind so early in the game would have destroyed any remaining confidence.

Fortunately though in Baldock, Paul Ince has a striker who when on form is a genuine predator in the box. And after Aaron Wilbraham's flick on he outpaced Terrell Forbes before firing home.

But Dons didn't build on that confidence and on 17 minutes were behind again.

After Powell had missed a tackle up the pitch the defence were left short, giving Tomlion the chance to play in McDonald, who slipped in down Dons' right and tucked home under Gueret.

The stadium:mk crowd were again frustrated at the inability to keep the back door shut, the tally of goals conceded going up to 19 in six games.

Dons then got the let-off of the season when Sam Williams was this time put through on goal and with McCracken, the last man, clearly not quick enough to chase him down, he made the calculated decision to trip him.

It was just outside of the penalty area and a free-kick was awarded, leaving everyone fully expecting the defender to then be shown his marching orders only for referee Paul Tierney to gift the Scot a very early Christmas present by just booking him.

The free-kick was squandered and it was a massive let off for the home side.

With Dons still in the game at half-time they went on and dominated play after the break.

Playing with a far quicker tempo they looked more dangerous going forward. And with the back four on orders to play higher up the pitch they were looking tighter in defence too.

Leven curled over a decent opportunity early on, and Nigel Quashie thundered the bar with a header.

Then just past the hour mark Dons got their chance. The cumbersome Forbes wrestled with Wilbraham in the box and Leven stepped up to smash down the middle for his third goal of the season – all of which have been from the spot and in front of the Cowshed.

Dons did go on and look for the winner, but it just would not quite drop for them. Corner after corner was repelled, meaning Yeovil could hang on and Dons took a point on an afternoon that could have been very different indeed.