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Read the match report as #MKDons end their wait for their first competitive win of the season thanks to victory against Crawley in the #EFLTrophy

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FULL TIME: #MKDons 4-1 #CrawleyTown

And that's it. MK Dons open their #EFLTrophy campaign with their first competitive win of this season, with 2 goals in each half doing the trick to see off the League Two strugglers

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Not a bad effort from the Crawley scorer Tinsdale from range that bounces off the crossbar

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Matete heads one over for the Dons

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GOAL: #MKDons 4-1 #CrawleyTown

One back for the visitors as MK Dons give the ball away on the edge of their own box and Tinsdale fires it past Dennis

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Six minutes added time

... your guess is as good as mine as to where that's come from

#MKDons 4-0 #CrawleyTown

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Decent move by MK Dons nearly yields a goal, but Barlaser curls it wide from Silver's through-pass

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A triple change for MK Dons, who bring on Perniskie for Wiles, Boateng for Silvera and Silver for Fuller

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Barlaser shoots from range but puts one in the stands

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Change for MK Dons as Burke replaces Jones

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Yellow for Ferizaj for impeding an attempt by MK Dons to break forward

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GOAL: #MKDons 4-0 #CrawleyTown

Hepburn-Murphy takes the penalty and thumps it in with Izquierdo diving the wrong way

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PENALTY MK DONS

Silvera smashes a shot on goal that is handled by Arganese-McDermott, giving the Dons a penalty

#MKDons 3-0 #CrawleyTown

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Before we restart, a round of subs. MK Dons bring on Troso for Campbell, while Crawley make 4 alterations as Adeyemo, Ebiowei, Kamara and Morgan all come on

#MKDons 2-0 #CrawleyTown

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GOAL: #MKDons 3-0 #CrawleyTown

Crawley initially dealt with a Dons free-kick but MK Dons maintained the pressure and a chance is worked for Elijah Campbell, who duly thumps in his first for the Dons

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Attendance tonight is 1,145, including 108 away

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Hepburn-Murphy picks up the ball and has a curling shot from outside the box parried wide by Izquierdo

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That lead to a corner. MK Dons cleared the initial delivery but lost the ball in the second phase and it fell for Robertson to hit one, but Dennis was equal to that strike

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Crawley work an opportunity for Watson, who fires straight at Dennis

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We are back underway

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Everyone's back for the second half. No changes by MK Dons at the break but there is one for Crawley as Ewens-Findlay replaces Odimayo

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