CHAMPIONSHIP Plymouth Argyle 2 Sheffield Utd 1
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- Created on Saturday, 12 April 2025 18:11
- Last Updated on Sunday, 13 April 2025 08:25
- Published on Saturday, 12 April 2025 18:11
- Written by ROSS REID at Home Park
Tijani scored from 12 yards out after United failed to clear Bali Mumba’s dangerous cross and the ball fell kindly to the on-loan Slavia Prague striker from Jack Robinson's attempted clearance.
In the 81st minute Argyle ace Ryan Hardie cancelled out Jesurun Rak-Sakyi’s 44th minute opener to set-up an unlikely comeback for the relegation-haunted Greens.
It was Scottish striker Hardie's ninth goal in 11 games.
Home boss Miron Muslic recalled Jordan Houghton, Nathaneal Ogbeta, Victor Palsson and Callum Wright following the disappointing midweek 3-0 defeat at Swansea.
While opposite number Chris Wilder made five changes to the Blades side beaten 1-0 at home by Millwall on Tuesday.
In came Callum O’Hare, Rak-Sakyi, Harry Clarke, Vini Souza and striker Tom Cannon.
Out went Rhian Brewster, Ben Breretonn Diaz, Tyrese Campbell, Hamza Choudhury and Femi Seriki, who all started the game on the substitutes’ bench.
United included former Argyle fan’s favourite and number one Michael Cooper in goal.
Cooper remained untroubled for the first 25 minutes by shot-shy Plymouth.
The closest either side came to getting an effort on goal in the early stages was when United skipper Robinson looped a header over from a 12th minute Rak-Sakyi corner.
Argyle’s first effort on goal was when home skipper Adam Randell volleyed over the bar from distance in the 28th minute.
Still Cooper remained an onlooker.
Cooper’s first action came in the 37th minute when he had to race out of his area to clear a through ball to Argyle forward Mustpha Bundu down the right wing.
United took the lead through Rak-Sakyi in the 44th minute as he cut in from the right, following a superb cross-field pass from Gustavo Hamer.
Rak-Sakyi cut inside, sending marker Ogbeta the wrong way, and let fly with his left into the far corner past diving keeper Conor Hazard.
Hazard made a superb 51st minute save to deny Rak-Sakyi his second, diving low to his right to keep out the striker’s left foot shot from just inside the area after Sydie Peck’s pass put the scorer in on goal.
Anel Ahmedhodzic had his downward header from a Hamer corner saved on the line by Hazard on 57 minutes.
United failed to clear Adam Randell’s 64th minute free kick into the area, following a foul on Tijani, and the Hardie’s shot on the spin hit flew off the top of the bar.
Devon-born Wales international target man Kieffer Moore was introduced for Cannon as part of a triple substitution on 68 minutes as United sought to build on their lead.
But it was Argyle who scored next, in-form Hardie clinically finishing from close range, first-timing home after latching on to substitute Joe Edwards scissor kick following a Randell corner in front of the ecstatic Devonport End.
Home fans sensed another late comeback was on... and Tijani delivered.
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