1) No PCH and Purse (injured) or MacDonald (avoiding being cup-tied). Start for Rhys Griffiths as the front man with Bhasera wide left and Lennox wide right. Nelson partnered Blanchard in the centre of defence.
2) Argyle started brightly but then an innocuous challenge brought a yellow for Hourihane. Minutes later and Lennox was flattened in the corner - no card. After an age Hourihane took it and got a second then a red. Shades of Cowburn at Oldham. Not long after and a Dorchester player dived on the edge of the box - foul said the ref!! Awful.
3) Argyle with the first shot on goal by Gurrieri. Despite being down to 10 Argyle kept possession well. Argyle broke from a corner through Lennox, he was tripped. Taken too deep. As the first half wore on Dorchester began to come into it. They rattled the post from a shot and began to exploit the midfield gaps. Gurrieri and Lennox (playing on both flanks at times) won a corner but again the ball was hit too long.
4) Lowry had a good long range shot but it was easily saved. Gurrieri lost a Dorchester player and Gilmartin could only parry the shot, Nelson cleared. Gurrieri had a good first half as did the defenders. Lennox and Bhasera were patchy at best and Rhys Griffiths struggled with no-one to play off him. The sending off disrupted the play and made the game more even though it was Argyle that had the bulk of possession.
5) Argyle started the second-half brightly but were outdone by a cross-field ball that was buried easily after Scott Griffiths lost his footing. It was what the game needed to be honest as I felt Fletcher was thinking about holding out for a draw. Dorchester had a purple patch following the goal.
6) Dorchester were dominating and a change was needed. Young replaced Lennox as Fletcher looked to stabilise midfield. Rhys Griffiths was having a mare and we needed someone to hold the ball up and bring midfield into the game more. Feeney came on for Lowry with 18 to go. Chasing the game, it didn't inspire confidence.
7) Blanchard had a shot well over from a corner then Bhasera burst into the box but passed when he should have shot. Cowan-Hall came on for Rhys Griffiths with 2 short forwards we started lumping it long!! At the end Nelson played as an extra forward but all too late and too casual. Young's corners were very poor.
8 ) The officials were shocking. The ref appeared to want to make a name for himself in front of the cameras and he was ably supported by two linesmen who shared the same view. Just like Wotton at Oldham, Hourihane was probably quick taking it but the ref's decision was a pedantic one. Never mind the reffing though this was a poor performance and we got what we deserved. Too many players didn't look interested and certainly the team-talk at half-time could not have been inspiring.
9) Goodish turn out from the Green Army but there were loads of gaps. As usual with a season ticket based crowd we were quieter than normal for an away game, apart from after the sending off. Dorchester fans bulked out by the usual FA cup minnow support were in good voice and outsung us for long periods especially after they scored and for most of the second-half.
10) Fletcher out - this is a new low.
2) Argyle started brightly but then an innocuous challenge brought a yellow for Hourihane. Minutes later and Lennox was flattened in the corner - no card. After an age Hourihane took it and got a second then a red. Shades of Cowburn at Oldham. Not long after and a Dorchester player dived on the edge of the box - foul said the ref!! Awful.
3) Argyle with the first shot on goal by Gurrieri. Despite being down to 10 Argyle kept possession well. Argyle broke from a corner through Lennox, he was tripped. Taken too deep. As the first half wore on Dorchester began to come into it. They rattled the post from a shot and began to exploit the midfield gaps. Gurrieri and Lennox (playing on both flanks at times) won a corner but again the ball was hit too long.
4) Lowry had a good long range shot but it was easily saved. Gurrieri lost a Dorchester player and Gilmartin could only parry the shot, Nelson cleared. Gurrieri had a good first half as did the defenders. Lennox and Bhasera were patchy at best and Rhys Griffiths struggled with no-one to play off him. The sending off disrupted the play and made the game more even though it was Argyle that had the bulk of possession.
5) Argyle started the second-half brightly but were outdone by a cross-field ball that was buried easily after Scott Griffiths lost his footing. It was what the game needed to be honest as I felt Fletcher was thinking about holding out for a draw. Dorchester had a purple patch following the goal.
6) Dorchester were dominating and a change was needed. Young replaced Lennox as Fletcher looked to stabilise midfield. Rhys Griffiths was having a mare and we needed someone to hold the ball up and bring midfield into the game more. Feeney came on for Lowry with 18 to go. Chasing the game, it didn't inspire confidence.
7) Blanchard had a shot well over from a corner then Bhasera burst into the box but passed when he should have shot. Cowan-Hall came on for Rhys Griffiths with 2 short forwards we started lumping it long!! At the end Nelson played as an extra forward but all too late and too casual. Young's corners were very poor.
8 ) The officials were shocking. The ref appeared to want to make a name for himself in front of the cameras and he was ably supported by two linesmen who shared the same view. Just like Wotton at Oldham, Hourihane was probably quick taking it but the ref's decision was a pedantic one. Never mind the reffing though this was a poor performance and we got what we deserved. Too many players didn't look interested and certainly the team-talk at half-time could not have been inspiring.
9) Goodish turn out from the Green Army but there were loads of gaps. As usual with a season ticket based crowd we were quieter than normal for an away game, apart from after the sending off. Dorchester fans bulked out by the usual FA cup minnow support were in good voice and outsung us for long periods especially after they scored and for most of the second-half.
10) Fletcher out - this is a new low.
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