MK DONS boss Paul Ince blasted Kevin Bond's players as "bang out of order" for trying to get Mark Wright sent off during last night's Johnstone's Paint Trophy clash at Dean Court.

Wright's first-half horror challenge saw Neil Moss stretchered off and left the Cherries goalkeeper needing eight stitches to a facial wound.

The Dons midfielder slid in with his studs showing, catching Moss in the mouth with his leading foot. He required five stitches around his upper lip and three to his lower lip.

Wright's challenge angered Moss's team-mates and although a number surrounded referee Paul Taylor to remonstrate, the official only booked the Dons youngster.

Although both Wright and referee Taylor declined to comment when approached by the Daily Echo, Dons boss Ince said he was unhappy with the conduct of the Cherries players.

The former Manchester United hardman, speaking before he had seen a replay of the challenge, said: "I didn't think it was a foul. Mark Wright is not a malicious lad, he is shy and reserved and hasn't got a malicious bone in his body. He had every right to go and get the ball.

"Being a goalkeeper is the maddest job in football and things like that are going to happen. I didn't think the referee was going to book him but, when all their players came rushing over, that made his decision.

"It was never going to be a red card but I thought their players were trying to get him sent off which was bang out of order. I thought the referee dealt with the situation well."

Cherries boss Bond is hoping Moss could be well enough to face Hartlepool on Sunday, although the player is likely to be closely monitored before a final decision is made.

Asked whether he wished to respond to Ince's remarks, Bond said: "I won't comment on the fact that he thought we tried to get his lad sent off because I didn't see the incident.

"I never like to see anybody try to get players sent off but I also don't like to see people leave a foot in on anybody intentionally. So I'm not going to comment until after I've seen it on the television."

Keith Andrews's sixth-minute penalty and Danny Swailes's 14th-minute deflected effort saw Cherries exit the competition at the area quarter-final stage in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

Bond added: "There were a couple of decisions I thought the referee might have got wrong which might have made a difference to us but that would be clutching at straws. I don't want to do that and take away from our own deficiencies because we want to put our own house in order first.

"I was so disappointed to concede two goals so early on because we didn't give ourselves a chance. From there on in, it was always going to be an almighty uphill battle."