MK Dons advanced to the third round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy with a 3-1 victory over Petersborough. American striker Jemal Johnson was instrumental in the victory, registering a pair of assists.

The crowd 5,087 at stadiummk saw the visitors strike first in the 16th minute when Aaron McLean was put clear on goal and cooly slotted his finish to give Petersborough the early lead.

Just under 10 minutes later, the home side equalized when Johnson squared a ball to wide open Mark Wright, who easily tied the game from inside the box.

Johnson and Wright combined again in the 52nd minute when the New Jersey-born forward curled a ball into Wright, who turned and buried a shot from 12 yards to give Dons the lead.

Midfielder Colin Cameron added an insurance goal five minutes from the final whistle to assure Dons a spot in the next round.

Scoring
PTB - Aaron McClean (Rene Howe) 16'
MKD - Mark Wright (Jemal Johnson) 25'
MKD - Mark Wright (Jemal Johnson) 52'
MKD - Colin Cameron (Scott Taylor) 85'

Line-ups
MKD - Willy Gueret; Danny Swailes, Sean O'Hanlon, Dean Lewington, Colin Cameron, Mark Wright (Mustapha Carayol 87'), Jude Stirling, Drewe Broughton (Scott Taylor 81'), Jemal Johnson, Bally Smart, Luke Howell (Gareth Edds 58')