South West interest in the Carling Cup is over for another year after all four South West sides bowed out of the competition at the 1st Round stage.
Torquay United and Yeovil Town both succumbed to late winning goals against Championship as they were beaten by a single goal against Reading and Crystal Palace respectively. Polish striker Gregorz Rasiak struck a 120th minute winner for the Royals at Plainmoor, which came minutes after Elliot Benyon rattled the woodwork for the Gulls.
A late strike from Alan Lee secured Crystal Palace's place in the 2nd Round at the Glovers expense, the result leaves Terry Skiverton searching for his first Carling Cup win as a manager.
Exeter City came close to causing a upset against Roy Keane's Ipswich Town as Ryan Harley gave the Grecians a 54th minute lead. However, teenager Ronan Murray equalised for the Tractor Boys on 63 minutes before former Plymouth midfielder David Norris gave Ipswich the lead in the 73rd minute. Exeter drew level as Harley struck again to complete his brace on 81st minutes to force the tie into extra time.
Norris then bagged a brace of his own in the 99th minute to give Keane a win to celebrate his 39th birthday with.
Plymouth also fell at the first hurdle as they were beaten 1-0 at home to Notts County. A 52nd minute goal from John Spicer was enough to seal the Magpies' passage into the next round.
