EFL YOUTH ALLIANCE Argyle U18s 4 Exeter City U18s 0

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Created on Friday, 04 February 2022 14:55

Last Updated on Friday, 04 February 2022 14:55

Published on Friday, 04 February 2022 14:55

Written by MIKE SAMPSON our Argyle Academy correspondent

Argyle's youngsters produced a cracking second half display, scoring four goals in the process, to send them three points clear at the EFL Youth Alliance Southern section summit.

Victory was even sweeter as it completed the Greens' Devon double over the Grecians.

The Pilgrims started well with Will Jenkins-Davies sending in an excellent cross that was begging for someone to provide the finishing touch.

Wing-back Jack Endacott was next to cross into the visitor's area and although the Grecians had trouble clearing they finally got the ball away to safety.

The young Pilgrims continued to press forward and Jamal Salawu showed good feet as he broke into the area only for an Exeter defender to get in a fine saving tackle as the Argyle striker prepared to pull the trigger.

The visitors are a very good side and they began to come back into the game and a good spell of pressure saw Argyle centre back Brandon Pursall and midfielder Angel Waruih both get in saving headers.

Argyle came back strongly in the closing stages of the first period and great play by Waruih saw him make room to sent the ball across the area but unfortunately it was inches too high for his strikers.

Good play by Oscar Rutherford found Freddie Issaka on the edge of the box. Issaka sent his marker the wrong way before skimming the visitors' crossbar with a shot.

The interval did not interfere with Argyle's determination and they were rewarded with the opening goal on 57 minutes when Jenkins-Davies superb free-kick found defender Jeffery Forkuo beating the Exeter goalkeeper to the ball to head into the net.

The home side required just another eight minutes to double their lead as Issaka once again produced the trickery in the box to open the way up for him to curl a great shot into the Grecians net.

Exeter are not challenging for the title for nothing and went in search of a goal. Only a great challenge by Oscar Halls preserved Argyle's two-goal cushion.

Halls' day got even better as met an 87th minute corner to steer the ball home from close range but the celebrations did not end there.

Waruih let fly with a long range effort that flew into the bottom corner of the visitor's goal and send his side to the top of the table.

Plymouth Argyle Lewis Moyle, Jack Endacott, Brandon Pursall, Oscar Halls, Jeffery Forkuo, Oscar Rutherford , Angel Waruih, Carlo Garside (Caleb Roberts 70), Will Jenkins-Davies, Jamal Salawu, Freddie Issaka (Oscar Massey 72). Substitutes not used: James Morley, Jack Matthews, Kieran Edworthy.

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