Under-18s Report | Argyle 1-1 Sutton United
Argyle Under-18s had to settle for a point at Millennium Fields on Saturday afternoon after drawing 1-1 with Sutton United.
The Youth Alliance League South tie started immediately in favour of the Greens, with Harley Sneap putting the home side ahead just 49 seconds into the match, but minutes before half-time Sutton equalised through Taylor Boon.
Sneap’s goal in the opening minute was thanks to some tidy and quick build-up play from Argyle. A fast-paced move down the left ended with Cole Fisher setting up the Greens’ number four to slot home into the far corner with his left foot before the stopwatch had even hit a minute.
The remainder of the first 40 minutes was very stop-start; both sides had chances in front of goal, the best coming for Frankie Maund. Argyle repeated their attacking phase for the goal but made an extra pass to find the open number 10 inside the area. Maund had to watch his shot get saved by Sutton’s Sam Roberts after his touch gave the visitors’ goalkeeper enough time to recover across and get set.
In the 42nd minute, an equaliser was found. An attack down the left for Sutton, this time, rewarded them, as substitute Boon picked up the ball at the back post and fired an effort into the far-left corner, beating Dan Holman and several Argyle defenders retreating to the goal-line.
The second half was much like the first, with neither side causing many major problems for the other despite the fast-paced nature of the end of the game, meaning both teams had to settle for a point in the rain in Devon.
Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: “We had a really good start, with Harley scoring early, after combining with Cole Fisher. We were on top for the first 20 minutes and should have put the game to bed, to be honest, with some great chances.
“That probably sums up our season really, where we don't put teams to bed while we're on top and then we don't keep the ball out of the back of our net down the other end keeping teams in games. Overall, some really good bits and some not-so-good bits.
“It’s all part of our learning development, however. We need to improve those little bits to make sure we’re more ruthless in games and kill teams off when we're playing really well.”
Argyle: 40 Dan Holman, 2 Toby Haley, 3 Trialist ((14 Joe Mwaro, 35) 15 Seb Campbell, 65)), 4 Harley Sneap, 5 Jensen Ireland, 6 Joel Sullivan (capt), 7 Cole Fisher, 8 Sam Lord, 9 Kian Burch, 10 Frankie Maund (16 Jared Rendle, 65), 11 Fletcher Poole.
