Ramsgate’s brave run to the second round of the FA Cup came to a crushing end at AFC Wimbledon.
The League Two outfit had no time for romance as they proved too strong, fast and sharp for the eighth-tier Kent part-timers, 85 places below them in the pyramid, to book a home tie against Championship high-flyers Ipswich in the third round.
Rams goalkeeper Tom Hadler, an England Schoolboy international, prevented a double-figure scoreline with a remarkable performance, repeatedly denying Johnnie Jackson’s side with a series of saves and blocks.
He could not, however, stop Jake Reeves, Ali Al-Hamadi and Josh Neufville putting the tie beyond any doubt before half-time.
The Dons are a formidable force at Plough Lane, racking up their fifth home win on the trot, scoring 18 goals in the process, and they piled on the pressure after the break with further goals from Connor Lemonheigh-Evans and Al-Hamadi’s second.
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Line-ups
Wimbledon
Formation 4-4-2
- 12Bass
- 2BilerBooked at 45minsSubstituted forOgundereat 64′minutes
- 31LewisSubstituted forPearceat 86′minutes
- 6Johnson
- 26Currie
- 11Neufville
- 4ReevesSubstituted forBallat 86′minutes
- 14LittleBooked at 90mins
- 19Lemonheigh-EvansBooked at 89mins
- 10Al HamadiSubstituted forDavisonat 63′minutes
- 18BugielSubstituted forSasuat 82′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Tzanev
- 3Brown
- 7Tilley
- 8Pell
- 9Davison
- 15Pearce
- 16Ball
- 29Sasu
- 33Ogundere
Ramsgate
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Hadler
- 6AnidugbeSubstituted forPaxmanat 76′minutes
- 2Young
- 4EllulSubstituted forChristieat 64′minutes
- 3Parter
- 15MartinSubstituted forOliverat 87′minutes
- 17West
- 10Green
- 20JadamaSubstituted forHoldenat 87′minutes
- 7BiolettiSubstituted forElitoat 76′minutes
- 9Taylor
Substitutes
- 5Johnson
- 8Paxman
- 12Procopi
- 14Elito
- 16Hennessey
- 18Christie
- 19Oliver
- 21Holden
- 23Simmons
- Referee:
- Christopher Pollard
- Attendance:
- 6,894
Live Text
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Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 5, Ramsgate 0.
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Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 5, Ramsgate 0.
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Attempt saved. James Ball (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Armani Little.
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Attempt blocked. Jack Currie (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Joe Taylor (Ramsgate).
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Attempt missed. Josh Neufville (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jack Parter.
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Armani Little (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Armani Little (AFC Wimbledon).
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Jordan Green (Ramsgate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Tom Hadler.
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Attempt saved. Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Josh Davison (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Currie with a cross.
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Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (AFC Wimbledon).
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Mike West (Ramsgate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Substitution, Ramsgate. Tristan Holden replaces Tijan Jadama.
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Substitution, Ramsgate. Freddie Oliver replaces Lee Martin.
