Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 0, Morecambe 0.
WimbledonAFC Wimbledon0MorecambeMorecambe0
AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe drew 0-0 in a tight Sky Bet League One relegation battle at Plough Lane.
Ayoub Assal came closest to breaking the deadlock but hit the bar late on in the Dons' first home game for 42 days.
Dons goalkeeper Nik Tzanev survived an early scare when he threw the ball straight at Shrimps forward Jonah Ayunga, but Tzanev gathered the weak shot.
Ex-Dons midfielder Shane McLoughlin broke through for Morecambe in the 22nd minute but blasted wide before Cole Stockton was denied by Ben Heneghan's fantastic tackle.
The Dons should have scored on 51 minutes through Ollie Palmer's looping header but Trevor Carson marked his league debut for the Shrimps by tipping the ball over.
With 15 minutes left, Assal's angled cross deceived everyone but hit the crossbar and bounced to safety.
Morecambe's Greg Leigh was unable to keep his header down from an 81st-minute corner and an audacious 89th-minute attempt from distance by Dons' George Marsh was also high and wide.
The Shrimps remain in the relegation zone, one position and two points adrift of the 20th-placed Dons.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Wimbledon
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Tzanev
- 7Alexander
- 22Heneghan
- 5Nightingale
- 37Osew
- 4Woodyard
- 6MarshBooked at 83mins
- 10AssalSubstituted forKajaat 84'minutes
- 21McCormick
- 12RudoniSubstituted forAwokoya-Mebudeat 84'minutes
- 9PalmerSubstituted forAbladeat 89'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 2Lawrence
- 11Chislett
- 16Awokoya-Mebude
- 17Ablade
- 25Kaja
- 31Oualah
- 38Cosgrave
Morecambe
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Carson
- 2McLaughlin
- 4O'Connor
- 5Bedeau
- 3LeighBooked at 65mins
- 19McLoughlin
- 8Diagouraga
- 10WildigBooked at 58minsSubstituted forCooneyat 75'minutes
- 17AyungaSubstituted forMcCalmontat 90'minutes
- 9Stockton
- 24GnahouaSubstituted forMcDonaldat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Letheren
- 6Jones
- 7McDonald
- 15Delaney
- 21Cooney
- 22Gibson
- 25McCalmont
- Referee:
- Ben Speedie
- Attendance:
- 7,128
Match Stats
Home TeamWimbledonAway TeamMorecambe
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away1
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 0, Morecambe 0.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jacob Bedeau.
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Alex Woodyard (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Cooney (Morecambe).
Booking
Terry Ablade (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Terry Ablade (AFC Wimbledon).
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Anthony O'Connor (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Alfie McCalmont replaces Jonah Ayunga.
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Attempt missed. George Marsh (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Egli Kaja.
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Terry Ablade replaces Ollie Palmer.
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Foul by Egli Kaja (AFC Wimbledon).
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Toumani Diagouraga (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Morecambe. Ryan McLaughlin tries a through ball, but Cole Stockton is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude replaces Jack Rudoni.
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Egli Kaja replaces Ayoub Assal.
Booking
George Marsh (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by George Marsh (AFC Wimbledon).
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Ryan McLaughlin (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Greg Leigh (Morecambe) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shane McLoughlin with a cross following a corner.
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