Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Milton Keynes Citizen, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Alex Gilbey's stoppage time volley spared MK Dons ' blushes on Tuesday night as they beat Harrogate Town 2-1 in unconvincing fashion at Stadium MK. Leading through Joe White's excellent first-half strike, Scott Lindsey's side were dismal and Harrogate, who had the majority of the chances all night, thought they had a share of the spoils in stoppage time when Zico Asare equalised.
Advertisement Advertisement But Gilbey smashed home his tenth of the season in stunning style a minute later to secure Dons' first win since New Year's Day, lifting them to tenth in League Two. After his dramatic league debut on Saturday, Charlie Waller was handed his first league start for MK Dons as Scott Lindsey made one change to the side which drew 0-0 with AFC Wimbledon, replacing injured Luke Offord, who dropped out of the squad. Liam Kelly returned on the bench after missing the derby at the weekend.
The head coach called Saturday's game the best performance since he took over back in September, but the first-half certainly did not live up to the standards set out three days earlier. Dons were slow, cheap in possession and lacked the same grit and bite they had, and it allowed visitors Harrogate to have the better of the chances in the opening 45 minutes. Josh March and Toby Sims both had decent sights of goal which they should have done better with, one saved .
