Football: Thriller Millers

RONNIE MOORE saluted his Rotherham battlers after crushing fellow strugglers Wimbledon to lift the gloom over Millmoor.

The Millers ran riot during an incident-packed encounter in which the Dons played three different keepers.

They started with Paul Heald between the sticks but ended it with midfielder Ben Harding after rookie Lee Worgan was red-carded for handling outside his area.

Moore said: "This is a massive result for us because we have not won for so long.

"Getting the first goal was important, it lifted us."

Rotherham also finished with 10 men after Stewart Talbot was red- carded for two bookable offences.

Dons boss Stuart Murdoch failed to see the funny side after a comical display, saying: "Everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

"I sent Lee Worgan on, he let in the third goal and got sent off. It was comedy."

Martin Butler's fifth goal of the campaign, a stunning 34th- minute shot, set Rotherham on their way.

Chris Swailes slotted home the second from a Carl Robinson 38th minute corner.

Keeper Paul Heald (knee injury) was replaced by Worgan who was then sent off just 24 minutes later.

Martin McIntosh then beat stand-in keeper Harding with a 54th- minute header before Adam Nowland netted Wimbledon's consolation goal in the 68th minute.MAN OF THE MATCH CHRIS SWAILES

Scored one and made one during inspirational display.

ROTHERHAM: Pollitt 7, S Barker 7, SWAILES 8, McIntosh 7, Hurst 7, Mullin 7, Talbot 7, Robinson 7, Warne 7, Butler 7, R Barker 7.

WIMBLEDON: Heald 7 (Worgan 5), Darlington 6, Herzig 6, Leigertwood 6, Lewington 6, McAnuff 6, Harding 6, Nowland 6, Gordon 6 (Gray 5), Small 5, Agyemang 6.

MANAGER RATINGS: Moore 7; Murdoch 5.

REFEREE: A Hall 7.

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