AFC Wimbledon secured promotion with a narrow 1-0 win over Walsall in the League Two playoff final at Wembley, ending their three-season stay in the fourth tier.

With a whole season riding on a single campaign, it was unsurprising to see the contest get off to a cagey start with clear-cut chances proving to be few and far between.

In fact, the first real opportunity did not arrive until just past the half-hour when Wimbledon's Marcus Browne forced Tommy Simkin into a smart stop.

However, there was nothing that the Walsall goalkeeper could do to prevent Myles Hippolyte from driving the ball into the bottom corner in first-half stoppage time, sending the Dons into the break with a precious lead.

Walsall tried to find a way past the Wimbledon backline in the second perio

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