The Dons took the lead after 24 minutes through Watford loanee, Michael Folivi.
The goal came as a result of a free kick which was floated into the box, where Terell Thomas managed to squeeze in a cross that Folivi stuck in from two yards out.
Charlton could’ve levelled moments later, as George Lapslie found himself in a one-on-one with the keeper after a Joe Aribo through ball.
His effort was saved and top scorer Lyle Taylor failed to put the ball into a virtually open net.
Boiling Point
Addicks boss Lee Bowyer then got sent to the stands early on in the second half due to dissent. Bowyer spoke about the incident to the club after the game:
“The referee gave me a yellow because I complained about a foul that we should have got. Apparently, he said to Chris Solly, who got fouled, that yes it was a foul. So why not give it?! So, he gave me that yellow and once he gave me that, I said ‘well done’ so he gave me another yellow and then a red.”
This didn’t seem to affect the team in the slightest as the visitors levelled after 51 minutes, through a brilliant Naby Sarr free-kick, which was curled into the top left corner and left the keeper rooted to the spot.
One Way Traffic
Charlton looked to be going for a third after a flurry of quick attacking football caught the home side off guard.
A long ball was played forwards up to Taylor who cleverly turned the defender and skipped past a second with ease.
He then played a through ball to Mark Marshall who’s shot failed to force the keeper into any sort of trouble.
Wimbledon almost gifted Charlton a third after they were unable to deal with a throw-in, which meant Josh Cullen was able to fire a shot towards the near post that the keeper parried out for a corner.
Persistence Pays Off
The Addicks continued to knock on the door of Wimbledon’s defence, and were eventually rewarded for their efforts in injury time.
Aribo forced Ramsdale into a brilliant save, only for the ball to fall to Vetokele, who headed in powerfully from the penalty spot.
After the game, Bowyer expressed his views on the opposition who are fighting to stay in League One:
“This is a tough place to come and Wimbledon are at the bottom and fighting for their lives. They’ve had two good results away from home recently and scored four on the road at Rochdale, which is a tough place to go, and I think their manager has turned them around. He’s got them fighting and they made it tough for us.”
He also spoke about how his side needed to be mentally tough in the last few minutes:
“They moved the ball quickly, we had movement and we created a lot of chances, so it was always going to be tough, but we had to be patient, just like when we played them at home.”
“We got there in the end and that’s the most important thing.”
