Grimsby Town 1-3 MK Dons - Three wins in a row for MK Dons
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47 mins: Huge let-off
Everyone steps up but Barrington beats the offside trap, he’s through on goal, McGill is off his line, reads the danger and makes himself big and the Grimsby man fires straight into the keeper’s chest
HALF-TIME: Grimsby 1-0 MK Dons
A poor performance for the most part for Dons here. Rose’s goal the difference ultimately, but the hosts were by far the better in the opening half-an-hour.
Dons had a couple of half-chances towards in the run up to the break but the interval has come at the wrong time for them
40 mins: Leigh heads over
Good chance for Dons, Sherring’s cross picks him out but Leigh’s header is just over the bar, despite his appeals about a push in the back
38 mins: Tomlinson close
After blasting a free-kick far too deep just a moment ago, Tomlinson this time takes aim on goal, it bounces just wide of goal, and indeed the outstretched leg of Hogan
28 mins: McEachran over the bar
Too easy for Grimsby, not least because McGill’s pass to Lemonheigh-Evans was telegraphed, George McEachran sees McGill miles off his line but can’t find the net.
Dons are just not at the races at all here
25 mins: Leigh forces a save
Decent football from Nemane on the right, brings in Leigh who takes aim from the edge of the box but Jackson Smith gathers with ease
24 mins: Obikwu too strong
Gilbey’s cross is cleared and it’s one-on-one all of a sudden at the other end, Obikwu muscles Sherring out of the way, but drags his shot wide
22 mins: Another free-kick
Dons cannot help but give away free-kicks, offering up yet another chance for Grimsby to pitch a ball into the box. This time, McGill has flap at it to get it away for a corner.
The corner comes in and Obikwu doesn’t get any power on it and McGill gathers
21 mins: Too much on it
Decent move from Dons, their best passing passage of the game, but Tommy Leigh puts too much sauce on the pass, Hogan can’t quite keep it in
16 mins: GOAL - Grimsby lead
A dubiously awarded free-kick, Dons are furious with it, but the free-kick is one from the training ground and Danny Rose is in behind, he slides the ball neatly past McGill to give the hosts the lead
14 mins: Tomlinson fires over
He’s in good goal-scoring form with two in two, but he brings down Offord’s ball about 20 yards out and takes aim quickly but it’s over the bar
10 mins: Settling down
Dons are starting to get into the game a little bit more now after that early flurry for Grimsby.
Nothing really to get excited for for the visitors yet though, and still struggling to make passes in the attacking half but it’s not quite as dangerous at the other end
6 mins: Dons stuck in their own box
Slow start from the visitors, it’s been all Grimsby so far. Obikwu, who scored the only goal in this game last season, rifles a shot on goal which is bravely blocked by Maguire, and then Obikwu swings a heel at it Haaland style which McGill saves
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