The Devon derby bragging rights firmly belong to Exeter City as they completed their first league double over local arch-rivals Plymouth Argyle for the first time in over 20 years.
Reuben Reid had given the Pilgrims the lead on the stroke of
half-time- just as Jason Banton had done a year earlier- when he
converted from the spot to score his 20th of the season, and became the
first Argyle striker to score 20 goals in a season since Tommy Tynan in
the process.
Despite this setback, the Grecians rallied
and Liam Sercombe equalised with a deflected effort on 69 minutes
before Elliot Richards scored the winner on 83 minutes with his third
goal in two games- following good work from Tom Nichols- as City
recorded their first league double over the Pilgrims since the 1992-93
season.
A year ago, Plymouth Argyle had boosted their survival hopes at the expense of Exeter City's Play-Off ambitions by completing a Devon derby win over the Pilgrims at Home Park.
However, 12 months later- the Grecians inflicted the opposite on the Pilgrims as they came from behind to beat Argyle to move seven points clear of the drop zone, whilst the Pilgrims remain three points off the Play-Off zone.
