- Jul 28, 2010
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1) Two changes for Argyle with Tanner into the starting line-up and Karleigh Osborne coming up to the bench in place of Bentley and Jervis dropping from starter to bench. Carey started wide right with Tanner in the hole. Tanner should have at least hit the target early on. Good work to set him up by Carey and Spencer.
2) Slew too worked a good position for himself but couldn't finish it off. Newport had a good period of pressure forcing a number of corners but couldn't produce a decent enough supply and the two centre backs and McCormick were equal to them.
3) Argyle were struggling to get any quality possession in midfield and Carey was largely uninvolved. The ref gave several bizarre decisions against Slew for standing still with a defender holding or climbing over him. He was soon to equal it up big time. Argyle appeared to switch to 4-4-2 with Slew moving inside alongside Spencer and Carey moving out left and Tanner right.
4) With 37 gone Argyle worked a good opporrubiry for Slew who was touched by the Newport 'keeper and the ref both awarded the pen and sent the keeper off. Carey converted past substitute Bittner (who took ages coming on) firm to his left. Argyle worked a couple of late chances in the first 45 from pressure with Newport too having another corner.
5) Despite looking the most dangerous team and having the lead it felt like we needed another to settle things down. We still looked asleep at the start of the second and Parkin equalised with a well hit shot that McCormick couldn't do a lot with. No matter, Carey decided to weave his way into the box, he was brought down and this time he went the other way with the conversion.
6) With 20 to go Jervis replaced Tanner as Argyle searched to out some rhythm jnto what had turned into a dour stale-mate. There was also long breaks as Parkin went down injured twice the went off. Newport had all the game and long throws were causing us problems as McCormick seemed rooted to his line. 15 to go and Smith came on for Fox.
7) Tanner and Fox had quiet games and it could be seen why they went off. Songo'o too had another quiet game. Jervis did well off the bench and Spencer had another good game. Bradley and of course Carey among the motm performances although Bully and Purrington did little wrong. Slew too had the best game I've seen him have for Argyle.
8 ) Newport forced a corner, Bradley put in a massive header. Spencer and Jervis cleared and Spencer found Carey and he put Slew in for an easy third. Argyle's final sub was Donaldson for Spencer going into the final 10. Suddenly the long ball was coming back at us as Goodwillie failed to hold the ball up as Spencer had done.
9) Interesting to see the crowd figures split as with Argyle fans in all parts of the ground we must have been close to outnumbering the home support. Difficult to make a coordinated noise without a roof but reasonable all the same. Let down by a minor pitch invasion Portsmouth style as we scored the first.
Luke McCormick - 5
Gary Miller - 6
Nauris Bulvitis - 7
Sonny Bradley - 8
Ben Purrington - 7
Yann Songo'o - 6
David Fox - 7
Graham Carey - 8
Jordan Slew - 7
Jimmy Spencer - 7
Craig Tanner - 6
Vincent Dorel - unused
Karleigh Osborne - unused
David Ijaha - unused
Connor Smith - 5
David Goodwillie - unused
Ryan Donaldson - 5
Jake Jervis - 7
2) Slew too worked a good position for himself but couldn't finish it off. Newport had a good period of pressure forcing a number of corners but couldn't produce a decent enough supply and the two centre backs and McCormick were equal to them.
3) Argyle were struggling to get any quality possession in midfield and Carey was largely uninvolved. The ref gave several bizarre decisions against Slew for standing still with a defender holding or climbing over him. He was soon to equal it up big time. Argyle appeared to switch to 4-4-2 with Slew moving inside alongside Spencer and Carey moving out left and Tanner right.
4) With 37 gone Argyle worked a good opporrubiry for Slew who was touched by the Newport 'keeper and the ref both awarded the pen and sent the keeper off. Carey converted past substitute Bittner (who took ages coming on) firm to his left. Argyle worked a couple of late chances in the first 45 from pressure with Newport too having another corner.
5) Despite looking the most dangerous team and having the lead it felt like we needed another to settle things down. We still looked asleep at the start of the second and Parkin equalised with a well hit shot that McCormick couldn't do a lot with. No matter, Carey decided to weave his way into the box, he was brought down and this time he went the other way with the conversion.
6) With 20 to go Jervis replaced Tanner as Argyle searched to out some rhythm jnto what had turned into a dour stale-mate. There was also long breaks as Parkin went down injured twice the went off. Newport had all the game and long throws were causing us problems as McCormick seemed rooted to his line. 15 to go and Smith came on for Fox.
7) Tanner and Fox had quiet games and it could be seen why they went off. Songo'o too had another quiet game. Jervis did well off the bench and Spencer had another good game. Bradley and of course Carey among the motm performances although Bully and Purrington did little wrong. Slew too had the best game I've seen him have for Argyle.
8 ) Newport forced a corner, Bradley put in a massive header. Spencer and Jervis cleared and Spencer found Carey and he put Slew in for an easy third. Argyle's final sub was Donaldson for Spencer going into the final 10. Suddenly the long ball was coming back at us as Goodwillie failed to hold the ball up as Spencer had done.
9) Interesting to see the crowd figures split as with Argyle fans in all parts of the ground we must have been close to outnumbering the home support. Difficult to make a coordinated noise without a roof but reasonable all the same. Let down by a minor pitch invasion Portsmouth style as we scored the first.
Luke McCormick - 5
Gary Miller - 6
Nauris Bulvitis - 7
Sonny Bradley - 8
Ben Purrington - 7
Yann Songo'o - 6
David Fox - 7
Graham Carey - 8
Jordan Slew - 7
Jimmy Spencer - 7
Craig Tanner - 6
Vincent Dorel - unused
Karleigh Osborne - unused
David Ijaha - unused
Connor Smith - 5
David Goodwillie - unused
Ryan Donaldson - 5
Jake Jervis - 7
