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Pre-Season: AFC Wimbledon 0 - 1 Brentford

Brentford began their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon

A single goal late in the first half was enough to give Brentford the victory.

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The game was played in some intense conditions and the first half failed to capture the imagination, but Brentford scored in the dying moments. The second period was much livelier and threatened further goals, but none came in the end.

The goal came as Brentford started to take control of the game. While The Bees would probably have wanted to do more in attack, they were solid at the back. David Raya was untroubled and as the half wore on, 

After a fairly dull start to the game, the Premier League side eventually started to play more on the front foot and in Wimbledon territory. This enabled them to take the lead before the break. 

Ultimately, it was a decent test for Brentford in testing competitions. They said: "It was a perfect test for us right now."

Everyone associated with Brentford will be wondering, can they survive and thrive in the highest level of English football.  

Reaction from Wimbledon

Head Coach Mark Robinson gave his assessment of their opening pre-season friendly.

The teams

 AFC Wimbledon (First Half): Tzanev; Alexander, Heneghan, Trialist, Guinness-Walker; Hartigan, Woodyard; Chislett, Fisher (sub Robinson 33 mins), Rudoni; Palmer

AFC Wimbledon (Second Half): Oualah; Biler, Ogundere, Charles, Kalambayi, Osew; Assal, Marsh, Bolton (sub Trialist 76 mins), McCormick; Andrews

Brentford (First Half): Raya; Roerslev, Russell, Pinnock, Gordon; Ghoddos, Janelt (sub Stevens 13 mins), Gilbert; Mbeumo, Toney, Valencia

Brentford (Second Half): Gunnarsson; Stevens, Goode, Racic, Thompson; Baptiste, Oksanen, Haygarth; Fosu, Mogensen (sub Gordon 87 mins), Canós

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