Tooley's Take

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Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context   Chesterfield 1 AFC Wimbledon 0 League Two Game #21 AFCW arrived at the SMH Group Stadium in some sort of form. They left as AFCL. A bit of magic three minutes in and a lot of magic three minutes before the final whistle. Between the enchanted moments, lots of graft. Real hard graft. Town toughed it out against a side with plenty of height advantage, a tall side who also were not afraid to stop Chesterfield in their tracks. A total of 18 fouls given against the visitors (I always thought Wombles were clean creatures), only Accrington Stanley, with 19, have committed more fouls on our grass this season. Magic moment one: Quick free-kick rolled to a man with a solid seasonal name, Ollie. Inch perfect long-distance cross–field pass to Dilan, total control and roll to Mandeville, whose precision cross saw Armando deliver every bit as clinically as a big bloke sliding down your chimney. Magic moment two: Time was up, bar three extra minutes and the finishing post* was rapidly approaching. Wimbledon (an ante–post* sort of team after an earlier double wood moment) were galloping* forwards time […]