Not Just A Tennis Town - AFC Wimbledon (FIFA 14)

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Game: FIFA 14
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Difficulty: Professional
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Summer Transfer Window: Disabled

Editor's Note: So my Stoke City chise was cancelled because World Class is just too ****ing hard. I also want the challenge of fighting for promotion, so I'm going with AFC Wimbledon in England's 4th tier Football League Two. I will be devoting most of my energy to this as I don't feel there's much interest in my Rubin Kazan chise since most people don't really know anything about the Russian league. Sorry for all the restarts. This one should stick!

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Reserve 1 - League Finish

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Reserve 2 - Cup Finish

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Reserve 3 - Europe

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Reserve 4 - Transfers

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Reserve 5 - Miscellaneous

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Manager: Neal Ardley
League: Football League Two
Previous Season: 20th
Formation: 4-5-1

2013-14 SQUAD

2013-14 AFC Wimbledon
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	AGE	NATION
9	Michael Smith (61)	ST	6'4	189	21	England
10	Jack Midson (61)	ST	6'2	161	29	England
18	Charlie Sheringham (57)	ST	6'0	176	25	England
17	Charlie Strutton (56)	ST	6'0	183	24	England

2013-14 AFC Wimbledon
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	AGE	NATION
21	George Porter (63)	RM	5'10	147	21	England
8	Sammy Moore (61)	CM	5'8	132	25	England
7	George Francomb (60)	RM	5'11	161	21	England
12	Harry Pell (60)	CM	6'4	187	21	England
11	Luke Moore (59)	CAM	5'11	161	25	England
4	Peter Sweeney (58)	CM	6'0	178	28	Scotland
16	Kevin Sainte-Luce (58)	RM	5'10	165	20	France
19	Chris Arthur (57)	LM	5'10	169	23	England
33	Harry Cooksley (52)	CAM	6'2	156	18	England
31	Charlie Fayers (51)	CM	5'9	145	18	England
30	Tom Beere (51)	RM	5'11	163	18	England
25	Chace Jacquart (50)	CAM	5'4	132	17	England

2013-14 AFC Wimbledon
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	AGE	NATION
6	Alan Bennett (62)	CB	6'2	178	31	Republic of Ireland
2	Barry Fuller (60)	RB	5'10	163	28	England
5	Andy Frampton (59)	CB	6'1	189	33	England
24	Rhys Weston (58)	CB	6'0	183	32	Wales
3	Callum Kennedy (57)	LB	6'1	176	24	England
15	Jim Fenlon (57)	LB	5'11	167	19	England
14	Will Antwi (56)	CB	6'2	176	30	Ghana

2013-14 AFC Wimbledon
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	AGE	NATION
1	Ross Worner (59)	GK	6'1	174	23	England
22	Seb Brown (57)	GK	6'1	181	23	England
20	Ashley Bayes (53)	GK	6'1	187	41	England

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AFC Wimbledon vs. AJ Auxerre

Preseason Friendly
July 28, 2013

Dons Can't Finish Auxerre


Olivier Sorin and Auxerre were on the defensive most of the match.

Kingsmeadow was buzzing with excitement as AFC Wimbledon played host to French Ligue 2 side AJ Auxerre, and the locals saw their fourth tier English side dominate most of the game yet settle for a still respectable 0-0 draw. In the end it was finishing that let Neal Ardley's team down as Wimbledon took 14 shots in the game with only 4 of those finding their way on target. Yet the Dons can be proud of the 58% possession they held while only limiting Auxerre to 1 shot on target. That one Auxerre chance came quickly though as in the 2nd minute Souleymane Sawadogo sent a cross into the Wimbledon box that Lynel Kitambala headed off the bar as the settling down fans took a big sigh of relief. Three chances for Wimbledon followed over the next 28 minutes but none of those attempts actually forced Auxerre goalkeeper Olivier Sorin to make a save. Then in the 45th minute it was the Dons chance to be denied by the framework when Harry Pell's 8-yard header came so close to going in but hit the left post instead. After half, Wimbledon finally forced Sorin to make a save in the 49th minute on a George Porter 9-yard chance. Michael Smith almost got on a breakaway in the 55th minute, but a hounding defender on his back forced a mediocre attempt on target while another post shot occurred in the 65th minute when injured Peter Sweeney almost delivered on a glorious 28-yard cracker but instead hit the right post this time. After the match Ardley praised his boys for their performance over a second tier French club but did admit that "we should have come away with the win." The Dons will now head to Spain where they will be big underdogs again as they face Segunda División side Girona FC. Girona nearly earned promotion to La Liga a season ago with their 4th place finish, so even pulling out another draw should not be expected. However, Ardley has assured that the trip will not be a vacation as Wimbledon look to continue to improve as they move toward their Football League Two campaign which begins in a little over a month.

Jul 28, 2013 - AFC Wimbledon vs AJ Auxerre
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
AFC Wimbledon (-)	0	0	0
AJ Auxerre (-)	0	0	0

Goals
None

Bookings
None

Substitutions
AUX - K. Châtelain/F. Sammaritano 64'
WIM - P. Sweeney/L. Moore 77'
WIM - G. Francomb/K. Sainte-Luce 80'
AUX - L. Kitambala/J. Viale 80'
WIM - M. Smith/J. Midson 84'