Thursday 3 September 2015

ARGYLE SHOW BOUNCEBACKABILITY TO DEFEAT DONS

It has been a long time coming, but Plymouth Argyle finally came from behind to win for the first time in two-and-a-half years.

After trailing AFC Wimbledon 2-0 in the opening 25 minutes of their Johnstone Paint's Trophy tie, the Pilgrims rallied as Jake Jervis pulled one back in the 38th minute.

In the second half, Ryan Brunt equalised on 54 minutes before Carl McHugh scored what proved to be Argyle's third and decisive goal three minutes later.

The win secured the Pilgrims' passage to the next round and ensured that they finally won after conceding first for the first time since March 2nd 2013.

On that occasion, Argyle defeated Barnet 2-1 - as Jake Hyde gave the Bees the lead before Conor Hourihane and on-loan striker Ronan Murray struck for the Pilgrims to clinch a win that proved to be crucial in helping Argyle avoid relegation to the Conference.

There were early signs in pre-season that manager Derek Adams would finally banish this statistic when they beat Forest Green Rovers 5-3 after trailing 3-0 at the New Lawn.