- Jul 28, 2010
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1) Kennedy returned to the starting line-up. Bradley fit enough to make the bench alongside Slew and Blissett. No space for Tanner, Donaldson or Bulvitis. A promised parade if we stayed off the pitch. Much of the attention though would be on Doncaster. A cheer at Home Park for Exeter? Without any notice Miller replaced Threlkeld in the starting 11.
2) Pressure from Crewe early on a doubtful free-kick was cleared for a corner. The corner came and from the scramble the ball fell to a Crewe player smashed the ball past an unsighted McCormick. Argyle changed personnel to try and find the right combination but it wasn't until Jervis joined Taylor as a pair that things started to work.
3) Sawyer outplayed on the left and Miller woeful in the right didn't help the situation as Argyle went very narrow in attack. Carey was in "let him go" best and with Kennedy conspired to give possession away on countless occasions in the first 45. McCormick, Sokolik, Songo'o and Fox the only ones with any credit in the first half. Although Taylor worked hard to little affect.
4) Argyle's frustration with the lack of reffing control bubbled over through Sarcevic as yet another Crewe player fell to the floor, shot by the Mayflower sniper. Sarcevic was booked for dissent. Argyle without a shot in the first half of any note. Major rethink required at half-time. The Home Park crowd was silent from about the 20th minute to the interval.
5) Jervis the unlucky one to make way. I'd have taken both Carey and Kennedy off for not doing the required job. On came Blissett. Shortly into the second half and Bradley replaced Songo'o. Blissett and Taylor began to win a lot more possession but Kennedy remained out of the game whilst Carey kept going with the glory option.
6) News came through of scores elsewhere but at Home Park we were still not looking dangerous enough. Into the last 15 and Argyle finally created a chance with Blissett bringing a world class save out of the Crewe goalie. The resulting corner fell to Sawyer whose mishit shot was helped on by Taylor for the equaliser.
7) Suddenly the Argyle crowd was alive. Crewe made substitutions at times when the pressure was on them. The first one diffused the Argyle threat brilliantly the second didn't work. A couple of corners and Blissett thumped home the second with a firm header. Argyle reverted immediately to 4-5-1.
8 ) The news of an Exeter third preceded a period of Crewe pressure and a number of corners. Desperate defending and clearances just brought more corners. Eventually a wild Crewe shot gave Argyle relief. Kennedy was replaced by Slew.
9) Four minutes of injury time announced, much of it minutes added on by Crewe time wasting earlier in the game. Bradley showed that he brings more than defending to the side. Sawyer and Miller had much better second-halves. Bradley and Blissett impressive off the bench. Sokolik and Fox impressive throughout. Taylor man of the match. And so to Grimsby. ...
Luke McCormick - 7
Gary Miller - 6
Yann Songo'o - 7
Jakub Sokolik - 8
Gary Sawyer - 7
David Fox - 8
Antoni Sarcevic - 7
Graham Carey - 6
Matthew Kennedy - 5
Jake Jervis - 7
Ryan Taylor - 8
Vincent Dorel - unused
Sonny Bradley - 6
Connor Smith - unused
Ryan Donaldson - unused
Jordan Slew - 5
Jimmy Spencer - unused
Nathan Bissett - 7
2) Pressure from Crewe early on a doubtful free-kick was cleared for a corner. The corner came and from the scramble the ball fell to a Crewe player smashed the ball past an unsighted McCormick. Argyle changed personnel to try and find the right combination but it wasn't until Jervis joined Taylor as a pair that things started to work.
3) Sawyer outplayed on the left and Miller woeful in the right didn't help the situation as Argyle went very narrow in attack. Carey was in "let him go" best and with Kennedy conspired to give possession away on countless occasions in the first 45. McCormick, Sokolik, Songo'o and Fox the only ones with any credit in the first half. Although Taylor worked hard to little affect.
4) Argyle's frustration with the lack of reffing control bubbled over through Sarcevic as yet another Crewe player fell to the floor, shot by the Mayflower sniper. Sarcevic was booked for dissent. Argyle without a shot in the first half of any note. Major rethink required at half-time. The Home Park crowd was silent from about the 20th minute to the interval.
5) Jervis the unlucky one to make way. I'd have taken both Carey and Kennedy off for not doing the required job. On came Blissett. Shortly into the second half and Bradley replaced Songo'o. Blissett and Taylor began to win a lot more possession but Kennedy remained out of the game whilst Carey kept going with the glory option.
6) News came through of scores elsewhere but at Home Park we were still not looking dangerous enough. Into the last 15 and Argyle finally created a chance with Blissett bringing a world class save out of the Crewe goalie. The resulting corner fell to Sawyer whose mishit shot was helped on by Taylor for the equaliser.
7) Suddenly the Argyle crowd was alive. Crewe made substitutions at times when the pressure was on them. The first one diffused the Argyle threat brilliantly the second didn't work. A couple of corners and Blissett thumped home the second with a firm header. Argyle reverted immediately to 4-5-1.
8 ) The news of an Exeter third preceded a period of Crewe pressure and a number of corners. Desperate defending and clearances just brought more corners. Eventually a wild Crewe shot gave Argyle relief. Kennedy was replaced by Slew.
9) Four minutes of injury time announced, much of it minutes added on by Crewe time wasting earlier in the game. Bradley showed that he brings more than defending to the side. Sawyer and Miller had much better second-halves. Bradley and Blissett impressive off the bench. Sokolik and Fox impressive throughout. Taylor man of the match. And so to Grimsby. ...
Luke McCormick - 7
Gary Miller - 6
Yann Songo'o - 7
Jakub Sokolik - 8
Gary Sawyer - 7
David Fox - 8
Antoni Sarcevic - 7
Graham Carey - 6
Matthew Kennedy - 5
Jake Jervis - 7
Ryan Taylor - 8
Vincent Dorel - unused
Sonny Bradley - 6
Connor Smith - unused
Ryan Donaldson - unused
Jordan Slew - 5
Jimmy Spencer - unused
Nathan Bissett - 7
