AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley was philosophical, but disappointed with the officials after the 1-1 draw at home to Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday.

The League Two clash was a drab game in tough conditions with few clear cut opportunities, and it looked to be heading Wycombe’s way after young Southampton loanee Jason McCarthy bundled them ahead from close range with his first ever career goal on 51 minutes.

However, substitute Adebayo Azeez emerged from the bench to rescue a point for the Dons one minute into stoppage time, coolly slotting home left-footed after Wycombe keeper Matthew Ingram had failed to properly clear.

Despite admitting his Dons were not at their best, it was the officials’ performance that had Ardley down in the mouth.

He said: “It’s tough. When players dive to the ground every time you touch them, the linesman, the ref, they all play a part in it.

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“They’ve all got to be big and strong enough to look at it and go, ‘No that’s not a foul,’ and Wycombe got away with doing things.

“Everyone gets frustrated. What ends up happening is all your players are frustrated because every time you touch them they go down, the ref gives a free kick, then they get a chance to put it in your area and it just becomes hard for you to get momentum.

“I’m not going to criticise Gareth [Ainsworth], he is a good friend of mine and he does a wonderful job on a low budget.”

He added: “I don’t think we played as well as we can do today, but I think if we played Wycombe another five times it would probably be the same sort of game, which is why they do so well in the league and why they’ll be there or there abouts at the end of the season.”

The single point keeps the Dons on the cusp of the play-off places, ahead of tomorrow night’s visit of Dagenham & Redbridge (Tuesday).

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