April 2003.

Saturday 12th April 2003
Westfield 0 v AFC Wimbledon 4

Westfield were the latest to play the friendly host to the Dons with the game being switch to Woking's ground, at one end of the ground there was stand that was like the bottom half of smellhurst, but with WFC instead of palace made up of the red & white seat that's where the similarities ended this was 2/3 filled it up before the kick off with happy wombles.

The Dons kicked off towards that stand and dominated the 1st half with Ray Merry having only one shot to save, within 15 minutes the Dons made the pressure pay when from an in swinging cross from Sully fell to an unmarked Kevin Cooper, who drove the ball low into the bottom corner, to give the Dons a 1st half 1-0 lead.

The 2nd half saw the dons up the tempo and on on sixty minutes Simon Bassey crossed the ball over, Joe Sheerin jumped with a defender for the ball, Joe got his head to the ball knocking it down into the path of Andy Sullivan to volley home the 2nd.

Westfields heads dropped at this point and nine minutes later Danny Oakins ran at the Westfield defenders, then slid the ball through to Joe Sheerin who turned and slot the ball past the out coming keeper low into the far corner 3-0 Dons.

On 82 minutes Gavin Bolger crossed the ball from a corner to which Matt Everard got a fine connection to the ball with his head,but the ball was heading just wide when Danny Oakins got a touch to it to knock it onto the inside of the post and in to gave the Dons the 4th goal and seal the 3 points to put us 1pt behind AFC Waliingford who lost to Walton Casuals at home 3-0, Withdean won again 4-1 at Reading.

Another fine performance by all the Dons two men stood out with Joe Sheerin popping up all over the pitch and Gareth Graham starting his 1st match since coming back from injury and looking sharp and fit in midfield.

Team : Ray Merry, Keith Ward, Matt Everard, Danny Oakins, Lee Sidwell, Simon Bassey, Gavin Bolger, Andy Sullivan, Gareth Graham, Joe Sheerin, Kevin Cooper.

Subs : (all used) Lee Passmore, Ally Russell, Noel Frankum

Goalscorers : Kevin Cooper (15), Andy Sullivan (60), Joe Sheerin (69), Danny Oakins (82)

Attendance : 1,577

Friday 11th April 2003
Team announced.

The following players for the away match against Westfield at Woking's Kingfield Stadium on Saturday 12 April:

Ray Merry, Keith Ward, Matt Everard, Danny Oakins, Lee Sidwell, Simon Bassey, Gavin Bolger, Andy Sullivan, Noel Frankum, Gareth Graham, Lee Passmore, Ally Russell, Joe Sheerin, Kevin Cooper.

Saturday 5th April 2003
AFC Wimbledon 1 v Frimley Green 0

After last weeks fantastic result, today's game was always going to have a problem topping it and so it proved.

In a fiery 1st half despite plenty of shot's on goal, the Frimley Green keeper and defence managed to keep the sheet clean and their forwards managed to have a couple of shots on goal also, Half Time 0-0.

The 2nd half started a bit brighter and with only one minute gone, Sully crossed low from the sideline on the left, the ball went passed 3 or 4 players before Lee Sidwell side footed home from close range to give the Dons a1-0 lead, then shortly after that after Frimley Greens No. 7 went in hard on Simon Bassey there was a brawl between most of the players the result of which was a yellow card for No. 7 and 9 of Frimley and Simon Bassey and Matt Everard was lucky not to have been seeing red after seeing red and swing at another Frimley player, after the challenges where going in all over the place.

With about 20 minutes gone the 2nd half Coops went in for a 50/50 ball with a defender on the edge of the box the Frimley green player stayed down and received a free kick, but before the kick could be taken one of the Frimley Green players lost his head and must have said something to the ref because he was pull aside and given a Red card.

With Frimley down to 10 men the Dons had more and more chances, but the goals would not come and late on the ball even came off the post a couple of times, final score 1-0 the Dons and another three points in the bag.

Team : Ray Merry, Keith Ward, Matt Everard, Danny Oakins, Sean Daly, Lee Sidwell, Simon Bassey, Gavin Bolger, Andy Sullivan, Joe Sheerin, Kevin Cooper.

Subs : Noel Frankum, Gareth Graham, Ally Russell (all used)

Goalscore : Lee Sidwell (46)

Attendance : 2,769

Friday 04 April 2003
Team announced.

TERRY Eames names the following squad for the home match against Frimley Green:

Ray Merry, Keith Ward, Matt Everard, Danny Oakins, Sean Daly,
Lee Sidwell, Simon Bassey, Gavin Bolger, Andy Sullivan, Noel Frankum, Gareth Graham, Ally Russell, Joe Sheerin, Kevin Cooper.

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