Sutton United put five past League Two AFC Wimbledon

They now face Godalming Town of the Evo Stik Southern League Division One in the final, at Gander Green Lane, on May 7.

Eight of the 11 that had started Tuesday’s game at Maidenhead took the field just two days later, and after scoring twice in a minute early on, United over-ran their visitors.

United nearly went in front when Ali Fuseini’s shot from the edge of the area took a deflection that left goalkeeper Seb Brown wrong-footed but dropped just the wrong side of the post.

A goal was not long in coming, though, and after Fuseini’s pass into the penalty area had seen Craig Dundas crowded out, the ball ran to Kevant Serbonij on the left corner of the box and he planted a fine shot beyond Brown and inside the far post for his first senior goal.

Try this for size: Sutton United's Rhys Murrell-Williamson forces a save from AFC Wimbledon keeper Seb Brown      Picture: Paul Loughlin

Barely a minute later, Fuseini put Dundas in again - his shot was parried by Brown, and Chris Benjamin netted the rebound for 2-0.

For the rest of the half Wimbledon had no answer to a United attack showing great strength and movement, and passing the ball crisply.

A powerful run from midfield by Dean Sinclair set up the third, his pass giving Sam Rents the chance to cross, and although it was too deep for Dundas the ball was retrieved by Rhys Murrell-Williamson, whose chip back in to the goalmouth was this time much better placed for Dundas to direct a downward header inside the post.

Benjamin then flashed a shot just over from 20 yards before Murrell-Williamson, who like Serbonij was making the most of the chance to impress, giving Dons’ left back Matt Cunnington a torrid time, cut in from the right and fired in a shot that was goalbound until deflecting off a defender for a corner.

On his next excursion down the right, though, Murrell-Williamson rolled the ball back for Dundas, who placed a shot neatly to Brown’s right and low in to the net.

Four up with less than half an hour played Sutton just about had the game won already, and the withdrawal of Simon Downer soon afterwards underlined that impression, the centre-back taken off as a precaution after feeling his hamstring, although manager Paul Doswell confirmed afterwards that he should be fit for Saturday’s game at Farnborough.

Craig Dundas heads home Sutton United's third goal     Picture: Paul Loughlin

Even so, five minutes before half time United added another when Murrell-Williamson did superbly to keep the ball in before racing past Cunnington, and when he pulled the ball back this time it was Benjamin who swept the ball in.

It might have been worse for the visitors, who immediately gave away possession and Benjamin put Dundas through, but the striker was denied his hat-trick by Brown’s legs.

After such a one-sided first half and with the game over from the point of view of the outcome it was perhaps little surprise that the second half proved something of a non-event.

Fuseini was taken off at half time, Dundas soon afterwards as thoughts began to turn to the Blue Square Bet South run-in, and Wimbledon enjoyed much more of the game against a side now equally split between senior first team regulars and the most promising reserves.

They pulled one goal back with quarter of an hour left when Charlie Fayers scrambled the ball in following a corner, and another one three minutes from time as George Oakley converted a penalty after being tripped by Rents.

However, between those goals Benjamin should have completed a hat-trick, dispossessing Owen Roberts but the chipping the ball wide as Brown came out, and Murrell-Williamson was denied what would have been a well-deserved goal when Brown smothered a low shot.

The one blemish for United came late on when Sinclair, missing the next three games anyway because of suspension, limped off with a hamstring injury.