Milton Keynes Dons

1

Gallen 81

Tranmere

0

(HT 0 - 0)
Kickoff: 15:00
Att: 8185
Gallen does the deed for MK Dons
Kevin Gallen scored the winner for MK Dons as they moved up to fourth in League One with a 1-0 win over Tranmere at stadium:mk.
 
Gallen: Match-winning effort
Gallen: Match-winning effort
 

MK Dons

  12 Price
  2 Stirling
yellow card 2 Regan
  3 Lewington
  6 O'Hanlon
  7 Puncheon
  22 Leven
yellow card 16 Belson *
  26 Chadwick
  11 Baldock
  Gerba **

On The Bench

  Abbey
  5 Llera
  8 Navarro * (68)
  32 Gallen ** (80)
  19 Wright

Tranmere

  21 Coyne
  6 Kay
yellow card 4 Chorley
  18 Cresswell
yellow card 30 Shotton
  13 Edds
  8 Jennings
  19 Barnett
  23 Shuker *
  7 Savage **
  9 Moore

On The Bench

  24 Achterberg
  Antwi
  20 Henry
  Greenacre ** (74)
  16 Sonko * (74)

Tranmere's Charlie Barnett had the first shot on goal as his effort from 18 yards had to be blocked away by Sean O'Hanlon for a corner which came to nothing.

Dons striker Sam Baldock was looking lively and it took some good defending from Antony Kay and former Dons stopper Ben Chorley to prevent him from bagging his 10th of the season.

The home team came flying out of the blocks in the second period and the Tranmere defence had to be alert to block shots from Jason Puncheon and Luke Chadwick.

But they did not have it all their own way as Aaron Cresswell found space to get a shot away but it flew over Price's crossbar.

Roberto Di Matteo then brought on Gallen in place of Ali Gerba and the substitution proved to be inspired as the veteran hitman scored almost instantaneously from Puncheon's corner to seal the points.

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