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midfield. And what a finish for his goal.”

It felt cruel on Wimbledon after they had fought tooth and nail to put themselves on course for a hard-earned point.

The club axed longserving boss Neal Ardley and assistant Simon Cox earlier in the week after more than six years in charge.

Yet they served up a performance that left caretaker boss Simon Bassey proud and devastated in equal measure.

His men led in the 26th minute when Mitchell Pinnock collected a fine pass from Kwesi Appiah and rifled a low left-foot shot into the net from 12 yards.

Doncaster drew level in the 35th minute when Ali Crawford collected the ball from a quickly-taken free-kick and curled a delightful shot into the top corner.

As half-time approached, Wimbledon’s Scott Wagstaff hit a dipping effort from distance which drew a smart stop from Ian Lawlor.

Chances grew scarce during the second half,

But Donny were not to be denied – and Rowe engineered the space to hammer the ball past Wimbledon goalkeeper Joe Mcdonnell.

Bassey said: “We started the game really positively and the boys were excellent.

“In the second half, Doncaster upped the tempo and we just didn’t manage the game well enough.

“But the players have given me everything and I couldn’t have asked any more of them.” Possession 54% 46% Shots On Target 3 3 Shots Off Target 5 1 Blocked Shots 3 1 Corners 4 3 Fouls Conceded 9 15 Offsides 3 3 Yellow Cards 0 3 Red Cards 0 0