Goals from Tom Bayliss and Jordan Shipley ensured the Shrews were 2-0 up at the break at Montgomery Waters Meadow. Zak Jules pulled one back for Dons nine minutes into the second-half, but Dawson Devoy’s red card on 59 minutes put paid to Dons’ attempts at securing an unlikely equaliser.
Both Liam Manning and Warren O’Hora felt Dons performed better down to 10-men as they dropped back into the bottom three in League One.
While there were few individually poor performances, the collective of the team was disappointingly low once again.
Here’s how we rated the players.
9. Darragh Burns - 5
By no means the worst player on the pitch, but was sacrificed at the break to change the system. Gave Dons a threat going forwards Photo: Jane Russell
10. Matt Dennis - 5
Just couldn't make headway in the game. Barely got a chance in front of goal either Photo: Jane Russell
11. Will Grigg - 5.5
Starved of chances again, but his one sight of goal was snatched from him with a do-or-die challenge from Luke Leahy Photo: Jane Russell
12. Sub: Bradley Johnson - 6
Came on at the interval to give Dons more structure and stability in the centre of the park. The only man to force Shrewsbury keeper Burgoyne into a save Photo: Jane Russell