MK Dons 2-1 Harrogate Town - Gilbey's rocket wins it at the death for Dons

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MK Dons will be looking for their first win since New Year’s Day when they take on Harrogate Town this evening

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FULL TIME: MK Dons 2-1 Harrogate Town

That was a horrible, horrible game, but somehow Dons have won it.

Harrogate looked like they’d get what they deserved when they equalised in the 92nd minute, but Alex Gilbey’s thunderbolt wins it a minute later.

Three points, but not a pretty three points.

94 mins: GOAL! Dons lead !

Oh my word, what a hit by Alex Gilbey! A stunning volley! 2-1!

92 mins: GOAL - Harrogate are level

It’s what they’ve deserved, both Dons and Harrogate.

The corner is half-cleared, typically, and it has dropped to Zico Asare on the edge of the box who fires it on goal, in off the upright via a deflection.

It’s 1-1

Five minutes to be added on

88 mins: Over the bar

Dragged up field by one-shoed Gilbey, Dons carve a bit of a chance eventually, Lemonheigh-Evans though heads over at the back post

85 mins: Glorious chance

If Harrogate could finish this could be a cricket score. Dons let Asare barge through, but just as it looks as though he will pull the trigger, his team-mate Taylor takes it off his toe and fires wide

80 mins: Harrogate changes

Cornelius and Bilongo make way for Asare and Cursons

76 mins: Another effort

Tomlinson scuffs one through a crowd, it’s deflected just wide for a corner

Charlie Waller nearly gets his first league goal for Dons there, heading Crowley’s free-kick but Belshaw tips it over

73 mins: Harrogate change

Hill replaces Sutton for the visitors

Out of nowhere, Gilbey wins the ball in the centre-circle and spots Belshaw miles off his line he takes aim from 45 yards but it drops just wide.

O’Reilly replaces Joe White

Another one into the book - Lemonheigh-Evans fouls on the touchline

69 mins: What are we seeing?

Have Dons downed tools or something? They’re watching the ball bounce around in their box, Sims takes a swing at the loose ball and watches it hit the post.

Dons have been dreadful tonight. Dreadful.

Weird challenge to make from Gilbey, sliding in from miles away, catches the lad from behind and goes into the book

Surely not... Connor Lemonheigh-Evans has been on the pitch all of 30 seconds, he’s taken a big blow and needs treatment...

Tommi O’Reilly is ready to potentially replace him

A few cheers from the home fans as Scott Hogan’s number goes up to come off, he’s replaced by Callun Hendry.

Aaron Nemane also comes off, replaced by Connor Lemonheigh-Evans.

For Harrogate, they replace Sanderson with Muldoon

60 mins: Poor poor poor

The fans are really growing tired of this now, groans every time Dons go backwards because they just cant go over the half-way line before going backwards again.

I don’t profess to know what the game-plan is, but it can’t be to be this bad

55 mins: Header over

Set-piece this time from Dons, headed half-clear to KTS, he clips it back in, Nemane does it again and Gilbey heads over

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