AFC Wimbledon lost their grip on the Trevor Jone Memorial Trophy after a penalty shoot-out following a dour goal-less draw in front of a sparce Kingsmeadow crowd.

Kingstonian kicked off towards the Tempest End in a swirly wind, but it was the Dons that provided the first pressure, forcing three Haswell corners in quick succession, all cleared by the 'keeper.

The home side forced the ball back up the other end and Andy Little was forced into a hurried clearance under pressure from Tony Reid. With ten minutes gone Ks increased the tempo and Steve Butler was forced to hoof clear after Steve Wales had passed the back back across goal into a melee of players. Two minutes later and Butler could only partially clear a long throw and the [Kingstonian 5] looped a header on the run onto the top of the bar.

AFC Wimbledon hit back from the goal kick, Paul Barnes was released on the left and took on a couple of defenders for pace on a charge for the goal-line. He reached the ball first, but his attempted cross clipped off a defender and looped over the bar.

There followed a twenty minute spell without a shot on goal. Lee Kersey, Mark Rooney and Wes Daly were playing some decent football, but both sides struggled to keep the ball for more than a few passes, let alone create a decent chance.

Ten minutes before the break and the spell was broken. The ball was switched from right midfield to Steve Wales on the left, he beat his man on the inside and pushed forwards a few yards before striking towards goal, although he dragged it wide.

With the Dons struggling to adapt to the 3-5-2 formation, Kingstonian were making use of the available width and a neatly threaded pass allowed [Kingstonian 4] time to cross to the back post, but Justin Rose's header lacked power and Andy Little gathered easily.

Luke Garrard and Steve Goddard replaced Steve Wales and Paul Barnes at half-time and the visitors played with more spirit in the second period, with Goddard heavily involved. He'd only been on the pitch for a minute when he chased down the 'keeper, robbed him of the ball and set up Wes Daly. His path to goal was blocked, but he played in Byron Bubb, who failed to control the ball and allowed a defender to clear.

A couple of minutes later and Goddard flicked the ball onto Daly who turned his man and rifled a shot from twenty yards that just cleared the cross-bar.

Ten minutes in and Darren Grieves peeled off the back post to head Bubb's corner back across goal, but it just missed the angle of crossbar and post.

Grieves then had the best chance of the game with 68 minutes on the clock. Goddard unleashed a suprise long, flat throw from the left that sailed on Grieves' head, but he seemed as suprised as everyone else and could only head the ball wide from six yards. It was his last action of the game as he made way for Richard Butler soon after.

Martyn Lee sailed a free-kick high and wide in a rare Kingstonian second half foray into the Dons' half before AFC Wimbledon resumed their attacking display. With ten minutes left Simon Sobihy's cross in from deep left caught the Kingstonian substitute 'keeper in two minds and Steve out-jumped his marker to head inches wide of the post.

With time running out Richard Butler made his first real contribution, playing in Goddard who then laid the ball back for Bubb to drive a low, swirling shot that the 'keeper did well to stop flying inside the near post.

The last action of the 90 minutes fell, fittingly, to Goddard. He found the ball in space on the left, cut inside and ran along the edge of the box before firing back across goal, alas just wide.

The Dons had first crack at the penalty decider. Garrard, Rooney, Bubb and Richard Butler all scored but Daly's kick, the second in the series, was at a nice height for the 'keeper, who saved well. Kingstonian scored all five to take the trophy.