Saltash v Plymouth Argyle

The teams are in for the Greens' second pre-season fixture at the Kimberley Stadium against Saltash United.

Mike Cooper, Niall Ennis and James Wilson are in from the start to get their first taste of match action this summer. Macaulay Gillesphey and Adam Randell are also involved, both named on the bench.

The teams:

Argyle (3-5-2): 1 Mike Cooper (gk); 5 James Wilson, 6 Dan Scarr, 22 Brendan Galloway; 8 Joe Edwards (capt), 28 Panutche Camara, 4 Jordan Houghton, 10 Danny Mayor, 15 Conor Grant; 31 Luke Jephcott, 11 Niall Ennis. Substitutes: 25 Callum Burton (gk),3 Macaulay Gillesphey, 9 Ryan Hardie, 20 Adam Randell, 27 Ryan Law, 32 Finley Craske, 41 Ollie Tomlinson, 42 Rhys Shirley.

Saltash United:  1 Ryan Rickard (gk); 2 David Barker 3 Callum Martindale 4 Sam Leary 6 Henry Wilson 8 Sam Farrant 10 Jarrad Woods 11 Danny Lewis 18 Shaun Cleary 19 Tom Cleveland 22 Reece Thomson.

Substitutes: 1 Paul Sidey (gk)*, 5 Callum O'Brian 12 Ellis Milne, 14 Charlie Elkington 16 Haiden Black 20 Tyler Love-Holmes.

*both goalkeepers are wearing the number 1 shirt

And there's the opener!

Houghton feeds Conor down the left with a lovely pass.

Conor looks up, hangs one to the back post, and
Niall Ennis applies the headed finish.

42’ Goal Argyle… a powerful one from distance from Conor Grant.

The ball drops to him on the edge of the box, two touches to tee himself up, and he pings a volley home.

Argyle are two up at the interval.

2 changes at the break for Argyle.

Jephcott and Grant Off Hardie and Gillesphey on

Macaulay's first touch in a green shirt is to ping a pass 40 yards to Joe on the right hand side.

0 - 3

Panutche Camara gets in on the action, receiving the ball low in the box, a smart touch past his marker, before finishing coolly.

0-4

Galloway wins it in our half, lays it to Pan who drives into Saltash territory.

He finds Niall Ennis who stabs it over the keeper.

Today's attendance is 600

0 - 5


A swift passing move culminates in Panutche Camara threading Hardie through, and he lifts the ball beyond the keeper for our fifth.

0 - 6

Shirley plays the striker in down the right channel, and Hardie takes a touch before dinking the ball over the 'keeper.

0 - 7 Shirley cuts in onto his right foot and fires home.

FT 0 - 7

Nice to see the fitness improving...

Sounds like they played very well

After the two local games Argyle steps up the pace with travel up to Bristol Rovers on Saturday before three home games against Swansea City, Middlesbrough and Bristol City, with a trip to Tavistock AFC sandwiched in between.

The Greens finish their pre-season fixtures at Plainmoor against Torquay United on Saturday 31 July.

Thats means Argyle will be playing five games in 11 days, four against Football League opposition.

Tgwu wrote:

After the two local games Argyle steps up the pace with travel up to Bristol Rovers on Saturday before three home games against Swansea City, Middlesbrough and Bristol City, with a trip to Tavistock AFC sandwiched in between.

The Greens finish their pre-season fixtures at Plainmoor against Torquay United on Saturday 31 July.

Thats means Argyle will be  playing five games in 11 days, four against Football League opposition.

Good to see a pre-season against some proper opposition at last.

Just a run out against Saltash innit. Still some useful opposition coming up, a much better arranged pre season.