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League Two Playoff Final 2016: Score, Reaction for AFC Wimbledon vs. Plymouth
- Updated: May 30, 2016
AFC Wimbledon gained promotion to League One for the first time in their history on Monday after a late Lyle Taylor finish guided them to a 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle in Wembley’s League Two play-off final. Substitute Adebayo Akinfenwa converted a penalty in the ninth minute of added time to put the play-off to bed.
Victory brought an end to AF Wimbledon’s five-year stay in League Two and marked a turn-up for the bookmakers after they finished seventh in the division, the lowest-ranked outfit of any play-off contender this term.
Monday’s Wembley showdown was far from epic, but Taylor’s timely winner ensured manager Neal Ardley’s side will play in English football’s third tier for the first time in their 14-year history.
The Telegraph’s Jeremy Wilson lauded the young club’s rise, not to mention the derby fixture to come next season following MK Dons’ relegation from the Championship:
Amazing. AFC Wimbledon – 14 yrs since being formed in a factory and trials on the Common – are in Lge 1 with MK Dons https://t.co/dlU9yeE0cU
— Jeremy Wilson (@JWTelegraph) May 30, 2016
The stakes were high for both teams after the two contenders started off in a tense and tetchy manner, with each side aware of the prize that could elude whomever blinked first.
Jamille Matt took up his perch as Plymouth’s main target up front, while the partnership of Tom Elliott and Taylor led the line for Wimbledon in what made for a far different attacking approach.
Elliott in particular—standing tall at 6’3″—was utilised for his aerial threat and posed as a foundation for Taylor to run off, which worked wonders for patches of the opening half, but with little impact on goal to show for it.
Even Plymouth’s official Twitter account couldn’t help but point out the slightly tedious dynamic of the Wembley decider after the two teams went in scoreless at the half-time interval:
Is it a good game? Not really, but the result is paramount. It wasn’t a great …
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